Sudan vs United Arab Emirates: Annual working hours vs. productivity
Sudan
2,658 hours per worker
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
2,514 hours per worker
in 2023
Sudan rank
1st
United Arab Emirates rank
3rd
Annual working hours vs. productivity over time
- Sudan
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 2,658 hours per worker against 2,514 hours per worker in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 144 hours per worker.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Sudan ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 129 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,622 hours per worker | 2,610 hours per worker | 12.18 hours per worker | Sudan |
| 2010s | 2,649 hours per worker | 2,651 hours per worker | 1.5 hours per worker | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 2,637 hours per worker | 2,593 hours per worker | 44.36 hours per worker | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours vs. productivity, Sudan or United Arab Emirates?
- Sudan, at 2,658 hours per worker against 2,514 hours per worker in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. productivity between Sudan and United Arab Emirates?
- 144 hours per worker, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and United Arab Emirates?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Sudan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Sudan ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd 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.