Latvia vs Syria: Annual working hours vs. productivity
Latvia
1,625 hours per worker
in 2023
Syria
1,621 hours per worker
in 2023
Latvia rank
100th
Syria rank
102nd
Annual working hours vs. productivity over time
- Latvia
- Syria
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1,625 hours per worker against 1,621 hours per worker in Syria, a difference of 4 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Syria ahead.
Latvia ranks 100th and Syria ranks 102nd of 129 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,785 hours per worker | 2,209 hours per worker | 424.15 hours per worker | Syria |
| 2010s | 1,685 hours per worker | 1,900 hours per worker | 214.54 hours per worker | Syria |
| 2020s | 1,606 hours per worker | 1,623 hours per worker | 16.7 hours per worker | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours vs. productivity, Latvia or Syria?
- Latvia, at 1,625 hours per worker against 1,621 hours per worker in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. productivity between Latvia and Syria?
- 4 hours per worker, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Syria?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Syria rank globally for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Latvia ranks 100th and Syria ranks 102nd 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.