Saudi Arabia vs Tanzania: Annual working hours vs. productivity
Saudi Arabia
2,125 hours per worker
in 2023
Tanzania
2,129 hours per worker
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
44th
Tanzania rank
42nd
Annual working hours vs. productivity over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 2,129 hours per worker against 2,125 hours per worker in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 4 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 44th and Tanzania ranks 42nd of 129 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,996 hours per worker | 1,748 hours per worker | 248.33 hours per worker | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 2,001 hours per worker | 1,904 hours per worker | 96.61 hours per worker | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 2,041 hours per worker | 2,097 hours per worker | 55.68 hours per worker | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours vs. productivity, Saudi Arabia or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 2,129 hours per worker against 2,125 hours per worker in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. productivity between Saudi Arabia and Tanzania?
- 4 hours per worker, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Tanzania?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Tanzania rank globally for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 44th and Tanzania ranks 42nd 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.