Azerbaijan vs United States: Annual working hours vs. productivity
Azerbaijan
1,791 hours per worker
in 2023
United States
1,789 hours per worker
in 2023
Azerbaijan rank
85th
United States rank
86th
Annual working hours vs. productivity over time
- Azerbaijan
- United States
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 1,791 hours per worker against 1,789 hours per worker in United States, a difference of 2 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 85th and United States ranks 86th of 129 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,876 hours per worker | 1,813 hours per worker | 63.24 hours per worker | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 1,817 hours per worker | 1,794 hours per worker | 23.58 hours per worker | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 1,777 hours per worker | 1,786 hours per worker | 9.19 hours per worker | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours vs. productivity, Azerbaijan or United States?
- Azerbaijan, at 1,791 hours per worker against 1,789 hours per worker in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. productivity between Azerbaijan and United States?
- 2 hours per worker, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and United States?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Azerbaijan and United States rank globally for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Azerbaijan ranks 85th and United States ranks 86th 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.