Rwanda vs United Kingdom: Annual working hours per worker

Rwanda
1,584 hours per worker
in 2023
United Kingdom
1,523 hours per worker
in 2023
Rwanda rank
114th
United Kingdom rank
117th

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Rwanda
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1,584 hours per worker against 1,523 hours per worker in United Kingdom, a difference of 61 hours per worker.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Rwanda ranks 114th and United Kingdom ranks 117th of 130 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 1,571 hours per worker 1,537 hours per worker 34.04 hours per worker Rwanda
2010s 1,626 hours per worker 1,537 hours per worker 89.75 hours per worker Rwanda
2020s 1,562 hours per worker 1,483 hours per worker 78.32 hours per worker Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Rwanda or United Kingdom?
Rwanda, at 1,584 hours per worker against 1,523 hours per worker in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Rwanda and United Kingdom?
61 hours per worker, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and United Kingdom?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and United Kingdom rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Rwanda ranks 114th and United Kingdom ranks 117th of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual working hours per worker
Unit
hours per worker
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 5,063 data points, 1870–2023
Last refreshed

Average working hours per worker in a given year.