Sweden vs Yemen: Annual working hours per worker
Sweden
1,432 hours per worker
in 2023
Yemen
1,382 hours per worker
in 2023
Sweden rank
126th
Yemen rank
128th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Sweden
- Yemen
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1,432 hours per worker against 1,382 hours per worker in Yemen, a difference of 50 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Yemen ahead.
Sweden ranks 126th and Yemen ranks 128th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,460 hours per worker | 2,087 hours per worker | 627.15 hours per worker | Yemen |
| 2010s | 1,470 hours per worker | 1,846 hours per worker | 375.22 hours per worker | Yemen |
| 2020s | 1,433 hours per worker | 1,417 hours per worker | 15.58 hours per worker | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Sweden or Yemen?
- Sweden, at 1,432 hours per worker against 1,382 hours per worker in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Sweden and Yemen?
- 50 hours per worker, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Yemen?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Yemen rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Sweden ranks 126th and Yemen ranks 128th 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
Average working hours per worker in a given year.