Costa Rica vs Gabon: Annual working hours vs. productivity
Costa Rica
2,177 hours per worker
in 2023
Gabon
2,174 hours per worker
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
34th
Gabon rank
35th
Annual working hours vs. productivity over time
- Costa Rica
- Gabon
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2,177 hours per worker against 2,174 hours per worker in Gabon, a difference of 3 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 34th and Gabon ranks 35th of 129 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,374 hours per worker | 2,175 hours per worker | 198.74 hours per worker | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2,183 hours per worker | 2,160 hours per worker | 22.12 hours per worker | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2,086 hours per worker | 2,160 hours per worker | 74.13 hours per worker | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours vs. productivity, Costa Rica or Gabon?
- Costa Rica, at 2,177 hours per worker against 2,174 hours per worker in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. productivity between Costa Rica and Gabon?
- 3 hours per worker, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gabon?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Gabon rank globally for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th and Gabon ranks 35th 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.