Hong Kong, China vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita

Hong Kong, China
2,240 hours per worker
in 2023
Iran, Islamic Republic of
2,246 hours per worker
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
25th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
23rd

Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
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How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 2,246 hours per worker against 2,240 hours per worker in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 6 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 25th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 23rd of 130 countries.

Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
2000s 2,396 hours per worker 2,447 hours per worker 50.88 hours per worker Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s 2,290 hours per worker 2,326 hours per worker 35.77 hours per worker Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s 2,216 hours per worker 2,246 hours per worker 30.05 hours per worker Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours vs. gdp per capita, Hong Kong, China or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 2,246 hours per worker against 2,240 hours per worker in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours vs. gdp per capita between Hong Kong, China and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
6 hours per worker, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita?
Hong Kong, China ranks 25th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 23rd 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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Indicator
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita
Unit
hours per worker
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 4,965 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.