Burkina Faso vs Egypt: Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita
Burkina Faso
2,356 hours per worker
in 2023
Egypt
2,369 hours per worker
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
13th
Egypt rank
12th
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2,369 hours per worker against 2,356 hours per worker in Burkina Faso, a difference of 13 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Egypt ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Egypt ranks 12th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,293 hours per worker | 2,367 hours per worker | 74.51 hours per worker | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2,341 hours per worker | 2,357 hours per worker | 15.57 hours per worker | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2,357 hours per worker | 2,282 hours per worker | 74.43 hours per worker | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours vs. gdp per capita, Burkina Faso or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 2,369 hours per worker against 2,356 hours per worker in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. gdp per capita between Burkina Faso and Egypt?
- 13 hours per worker, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Egypt?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Egypt rank globally for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Egypt ranks 12th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – 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.