Singapore vs Zimbabwe: Annual working hours per worker

Singapore
2,283 hours per worker
in 2023
Zimbabwe
2,311 hours per worker
in 2023
Singapore rank
20th
Zimbabwe rank
17th

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Singapore
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 2,311 hours per worker against 2,283 hours per worker in Singapore, a difference of 28 hours per worker.

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

Singapore ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 130 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 2,484 hours per worker 1,904 hours per worker 580.04 hours per worker Singapore
2010s 2,387 hours per worker 1,890 hours per worker 496.7 hours per worker Singapore
2020s 2,285 hours per worker 2,096 hours per worker 188.59 hours per worker Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Singapore or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 2,311 hours per worker against 2,283 hours per worker in Singapore as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Singapore and Zimbabwe?
28 hours per worker, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Zimbabwe?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Singapore and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Singapore ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th 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.