Botswana vs Oman: Annual working hours vs. productivity
Botswana
2,258 hours per worker
in 2023
Oman
2,266 hours per worker
in 2023
Botswana rank
22nd
Oman rank
21st
Annual working hours vs. productivity over time
- Botswana
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 2,266 hours per worker against 2,258 hours per worker in Botswana, a difference of 8 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 22nd and Oman ranks 21st of 129 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,479 hours per worker | 2,299 hours per worker | 179.47 hours per worker | Botswana |
| 2010s | 2,383 hours per worker | 2,319 hours per worker | 63.66 hours per worker | Botswana |
| 2020s | 2,306 hours per worker | 2,265 hours per worker | 40.84 hours per worker | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours vs. productivity, Botswana or Oman?
- Oman, at 2,266 hours per worker against 2,258 hours per worker in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. productivity between Botswana and Oman?
- 8 hours per worker, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Oman?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Oman rank globally for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Botswana ranks 22nd and Oman ranks 21st of 129 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. 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.