Tanzania vs Uganda: Annual working hours per worker
Tanzania
2,129 hours per worker
in 2023
Uganda
2,128 hours per worker
in 2023
Tanzania rank
42nd
Uganda rank
43rd
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Tanzania
- Uganda
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 2,129 hours per worker against 2,128 hours per worker in Uganda, a difference of 1 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Tanzania ahead.
Tanzania ranks 42nd and Uganda ranks 43rd of 130 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,748 hours per worker | 1,345 hours per worker | 402.16 hours per worker | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 1,904 hours per worker | 1,540 hours per worker | 364.3 hours per worker | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 2,097 hours per worker | 2,037 hours per worker | 60.34 hours per worker | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Tanzania or Uganda?
- Tanzania, at 2,129 hours per worker against 2,128 hours per worker in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Tanzania and Uganda?
- 1 hours per worker, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Tanzania and Uganda rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Tanzania ranks 42nd 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
Average working hours per worker in a given year.