Bangladesh vs Egypt: Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita
Bangladesh
2,383 hours per worker
in 2023
Egypt
2,369 hours per worker
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
10th
Egypt rank
12th
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- Egypt
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 2,383 hours per worker against 2,369 hours per worker in Egypt, a difference of 14 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Egypt ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 12th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Egypt in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,333 hours per worker | 2,367 hours per worker | 34.6 hours per worker | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2,388 hours per worker | 2,357 hours per worker | 31.29 hours per worker | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 2,365 hours per worker | 2,282 hours per worker | 82.84 hours per worker | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours vs. gdp per capita, Bangladesh or Egypt?
- Bangladesh, at 2,383 hours per worker against 2,369 hours per worker in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. gdp per capita between Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 14 hours per worker, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Egypt rank globally for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 12th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.