South Africa vs Thailand: Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita
South Africa
2,181 hours per worker
in 2023
Thailand
2,177 hours per worker
in 2023
South Africa rank
30th
Thailand rank
33rd
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita over time
- South Africa
- Thailand
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2,181 hours per worker against 2,177 hours per worker in Thailand, a difference of 4 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Thailand ahead.
South Africa ranks 30th and Thailand ranks 33rd of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,332 hours per worker | 2,421 hours per worker | 88.66 hours per worker | Thailand |
| 2010s | 2,217 hours per worker | 2,259 hours per worker | 42.03 hours per worker | Thailand |
| 2020s | 2,148 hours per worker | 2,138 hours per worker | 9.55 hours per worker | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours vs. gdp per capita, South Africa or Thailand?
- South Africa, at 2,181 hours per worker against 2,177 hours per worker in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. gdp per capita between South Africa and Thailand?
- 4 hours per worker, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Thailand?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Thailand rank globally for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita?
- South Africa ranks 30th and Thailand ranks 33rd 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.