Jamaica vs North Macedonia: Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita
Jamaica
1,963 hours per worker
in 2023
North Macedonia
1,949 hours per worker
in 2023
Jamaica rank
68th
North Macedonia rank
71st
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita over time
- Jamaica
- North Macedonia
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1,963 hours per worker against 1,949 hours per worker in North Macedonia, a difference of 14 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was North Macedonia ahead.
Jamaica ranks 68th and North Macedonia ranks 71st of 130 countries.
North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,960 hours per worker | 2,146 hours per worker | 186.4 hours per worker | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 1,936 hours per worker | 2,092 hours per worker | 156.63 hours per worker | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 1,926 hours per worker | 1,927 hours per worker | 1.35 hours per worker | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours vs. gdp per capita, Jamaica or North Macedonia?
- Jamaica, at 1,963 hours per worker against 1,949 hours per worker in North Macedonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. gdp per capita between Jamaica and North Macedonia?
- 14 hours per worker, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and North Macedonia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and North Macedonia rank globally for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 68th and North Macedonia ranks 71st 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.