Burkina Faso vs Senegal: Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita
Burkina Faso
2,356 hours per worker
in 2023
Senegal
2,335 hours per worker
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
13th
Senegal rank
14th
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Senegal
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 2,356 hours per worker against 2,335 hours per worker in Senegal, a difference of 21 hours per worker.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Senegal ranks 14th of 130 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,293 hours per worker | 1,877 hours per worker | 416.05 hours per worker | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 2,341 hours per worker | 2,015 hours per worker | 326.51 hours per worker | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 2,357 hours per worker | 2,289 hours per worker | 67.78 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 Senegal?
- Burkina Faso, at 2,356 hours per worker against 2,335 hours per worker in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. gdp per capita between Burkina Faso and Senegal?
- 21 hours per worker, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Senegal?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Senegal rank globally for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Senegal ranks 14th 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.