Colombia vs United Arab Emirates: Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita
Colombia
2,471 hours per worker
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
2,514 hours per worker
in 2023
Colombia rank
6th
United Arab Emirates rank
3rd
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita over time
- Colombia
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 2,514 hours per worker against 2,471 hours per worker in Colombia, a difference of 43 hours per worker.
Across all 19 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 130 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,459 hours per worker | 2,610 hours per worker | 150.07 hours per worker | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 2,406 hours per worker | 2,655 hours per worker | 248.96 hours per worker | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 2,362 hours per worker | 2,593 hours per worker | 230.61 hours per worker | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours vs. gdp per capita, Colombia or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 2,514 hours per worker against 2,471 hours per worker in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. gdp per capita between Colombia and United Arab Emirates?
- 43 hours per worker, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United Arab Emirates?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita?
- Colombia ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd 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.