Dominican Republic vs Sri Lanka: Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita
Dominican Republic
2,072 hours per worker
in 2023
Sri Lanka
2,053 hours per worker
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
52nd
Sri Lanka rank
55th
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita over time
- Dominican Republic
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 2,072 hours per worker against 2,053 hours per worker in Sri Lanka, a difference of 19 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 52nd and Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 130 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,218 hours per worker | 2,254 hours per worker | 35.5 hours per worker | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 2,149 hours per worker | 2,163 hours per worker | 14.12 hours per worker | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2,125 hours per worker | 2,171 hours per worker | 46.37 hours per worker | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1,996 hours per worker | 1,991 hours per worker | 5.24 hours per worker | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours vs. gdp per capita, Dominican Republic or Sri Lanka?
- Dominican Republic, at 2,072 hours per worker against 2,053 hours per worker in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. gdp per capita between Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka?
- 19 hours per worker, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 52nd and Sri Lanka ranks 55th 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.