What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Saudi Arabia and Uganda?

3 hours per worker, with Uganda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Uganda?

19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.

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.

Saudi Arabia vs Uganda: Annual working hours per worker

Saudi Arabia

2,125 hours per worker

in 2023

Uganda

2,128 hours per worker

in 2023

Saudi Arabia rank

44th

Uganda rank

43rd

Annual working hours per worker over time

Saudi Arabia
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 2,128 hours per worker against 2,125 hours per worker in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 3 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 44th and Uganda ranks 43rd of 130 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1,996 hours per worker	1,345 hours per worker	650.5 hours per worker	Saudi Arabia
2010s	2,001 hours per worker	1,540 hours per worker	460.9 hours per worker	Saudi Arabia
2020s	2,041 hours per worker	2,037 hours per worker	4.66 hours per worker	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Saudi Arabia or Uganda?: Uganda, at 2,128 hours per worker against 2,125 hours per worker in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Saudi Arabia and Uganda?: 3 hours per worker, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Uganda?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and Uganda rank globally for annual working hours per worker?: Saudi Arabia ranks 44th and Uganda ranks 43rd 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: 07 August 2026

Average working hours per worker in a given year.