Albania vs Viet Nam: Annual working hours vs. productivity
Albania
2,152 hours per worker
in 2023
Viet Nam
2,160 hours per worker
in 2023
Albania rank
38th
Viet Nam rank
37th
Annual working hours vs. productivity over time
- Albania
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 2,160 hours per worker against 2,152 hours per worker in Albania, a difference of 8 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 38th and Viet Nam ranks 37th of 129 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,280 hours per worker | 2,259 hours per worker | 20.28 hours per worker | Albania |
| 2010s | 2,047 hours per worker | 2,136 hours per worker | 88.9 hours per worker | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 2,120 hours per worker | 2,107 hours per worker | 12.95 hours per worker | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours vs. productivity, Albania or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 2,160 hours per worker against 2,152 hours per worker in Albania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. productivity between Albania and Viet Nam?
- 8 hours per worker, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Viet Nam?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Albania and Viet Nam rank globally for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Albania ranks 38th and Viet Nam ranks 37th of 129 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual working hours vs. productivity. 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.