Myanmar vs South Africa: Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita
Myanmar
2,197 hours per worker
in 2023
South Africa
2,181 hours per worker
in 2023
Myanmar rank
28th
South Africa rank
30th
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita over time
- Myanmar
- South Africa
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 2,197 hours per worker against 2,181 hours per worker in South Africa, a difference of 16 hours per worker.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Myanmar ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 30th of 130 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,573 hours per worker | 2,332 hours per worker | 240.49 hours per worker | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 2,536 hours per worker | 2,217 hours per worker | 319.2 hours per worker | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 2,219 hours per worker | 2,148 hours per worker | 70.8 hours per worker | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours vs. gdp per capita, Myanmar or South Africa?
- Myanmar, at 2,197 hours per worker against 2,181 hours per worker in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. gdp per capita between Myanmar and South Africa?
- 16 hours per worker, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and South Africa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Myanmar and South Africa rank globally for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 28th 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.