Taiwan vs Ukraine: Annual working hours per worker

Taiwan
2,032 hours per worker
in 2023
Ukraine
2,045 hours per worker
in 2023
Taiwan rank
59th
Ukraine rank
57th

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Taiwan
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 2,045 hours per worker against 2,032 hours per worker in Taiwan, a difference of 13 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Taiwan ahead.

Taiwan ranks 59th and Ukraine ranks 57th of 130 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Taiwan Ukraine Difference Ahead
2000s 2,081 hours per worker 2,080 hours per worker 1.27 hours per worker Taiwan
2010s 2,067 hours per worker 2,069 hours per worker 1.91 hours per worker Ukraine
2020s 2,025 hours per worker 2,036 hours per worker 11.04 hours per worker Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Taiwan or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 2,045 hours per worker against 2,032 hours per worker in Taiwan as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Taiwan and Ukraine?
13 hours per worker, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Ukraine?
18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Taiwan and Ukraine rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Taiwan ranks 59th 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.