Myanmar vs Namibia: Annual working hours vs. productivity

Myanmar
2,197 hours per worker
in 2023
Namibia
2,184 hours per worker
in 2023
Myanmar rank
28th
Namibia rank
29th

Annual working hours vs. productivity over time

  • Myanmar
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 2,197 hours per worker against 2,184 hours per worker in Namibia, a difference of 13 hours per worker.

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

Myanmar ranks 28th and Namibia ranks 29th of 129 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Namibia Difference Ahead
2000s 2,578 hours per worker 2,171 hours per worker 407.33 hours per worker Myanmar
2010s 2,543 hours per worker 2,183 hours per worker 360.48 hours per worker Myanmar
2020s 2,219 hours per worker 2,169 hours per worker 49.44 hours per worker Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours vs. productivity, Myanmar or Namibia?
Myanmar, at 2,197 hours per worker against 2,184 hours per worker in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours vs. productivity between Myanmar and Namibia?
13 hours per worker, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Namibia?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and Namibia rank globally for annual working hours vs. productivity?
Myanmar ranks 28th 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.