Sri Lanka vs Ukraine: Annual working hours per worker

Sri Lanka
2,053 hours per worker
in 2023
Ukraine
2,045 hours per worker
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
55th
Ukraine rank
57th

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 2,053 hours per worker against 2,045 hours per worker in Ukraine, a difference of 8 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 55th and Ukraine ranks 57th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Ukraine Difference Ahead
2000s 2,167 hours per worker 2,080 hours per worker 86.45 hours per worker Sri Lanka
2010s 2,171 hours per worker 2,070 hours per worker 101.23 hours per worker Sri Lanka
2020s 1,991 hours per worker 2,036 hours per worker 45.03 hours per worker Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Sri Lanka or Ukraine?
Sri Lanka, at 2,053 hours per worker against 2,045 hours per worker in Ukraine as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Sri Lanka and Ukraine?
8 hours per worker, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Ukraine?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Ukraine rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Sri Lanka ranks 55th and Ukraine ranks 57th 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.