Cameroon vs Namibia: Annual working hours vs. productivity

Cameroon
2,181 hours per worker
in 2023
Namibia
2,184 hours per worker
in 2023
Cameroon rank
31st
Namibia rank
29th

Annual working hours vs. productivity over time

  • Cameroon
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 2,184 hours per worker against 2,181 hours per worker in Cameroon, a difference of 3 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Namibia ahead.

Cameroon ranks 31st and Namibia ranks 29th of 129 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Namibia Difference Ahead
2000s 2,138 hours per worker 2,171 hours per worker 33.3 hours per worker Namibia
2010s 2,141 hours per worker 2,183 hours per worker 41.4 hours per worker Namibia
2020s 2,158 hours per worker 2,169 hours per worker 11.37 hours per worker Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours vs. productivity, Cameroon or Namibia?
Namibia, at 2,184 hours per worker against 2,181 hours per worker in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours vs. productivity between Cameroon and Namibia?
3 hours per worker, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Namibia?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Namibia rank globally for annual working hours vs. productivity?
Cameroon ranks 31st and Namibia ranks 29th 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

Indicator
Annual working hours vs. productivity
Unit
hours per worker
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
129 places, 4,891 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.