South Africa vs Zambia: Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita
South Africa
2,181 hours per worker
in 2023
Zambia
2,200 hours per worker
in 2023
South Africa rank
30th
Zambia rank
27th
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita over time
- South Africa
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 2,200 hours per worker against 2,181 hours per worker in South Africa, a difference of 19 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 30th and Zambia ranks 27th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,314 hours per worker | 1,923 hours per worker | 390.97 hours per worker | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2,217 hours per worker | 1,976 hours per worker | 240.27 hours per worker | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2,148 hours per worker | 2,164 hours per worker | 16.1 hours per worker | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 2,200 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 South Africa and Zambia?
- 19 hours per worker, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zambia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Zambia rank globally for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita?
- South Africa ranks 30th and Zambia ranks 27th 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.