Cameroon vs South Africa: Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita
Cameroon
2,181 hours per worker
in 2023
South Africa
2,181 hours per worker
in 2023
Cameroon rank
31st
South Africa rank
30th
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cameroon
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2,181 hours per worker against 2,181 hours per worker in Cameroon, a difference of 0 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was South Africa ahead.
Cameroon ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 30th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,138 hours per worker | 2,314 hours per worker | 176.41 hours per worker | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2,142 hours per worker | 2,217 hours per worker | 74.48 hours per worker | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2,158 hours per worker | 2,148 hours per worker | 9.99 hours per worker | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours vs. gdp per capita, Cameroon or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2,181 hours per worker against 2,181 hours per worker in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. gdp per capita between Cameroon and South Africa?
- 0 hours per worker, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Africa?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and South Africa rank globally for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 30th 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.