China vs Zimbabwe: Annual working hours vs. productivity

China
2,328 hours per worker
in 2023
Zimbabwe
2,311 hours per worker
in 2023
China rank
15th
Zimbabwe rank
17th

Annual working hours vs. productivity over time

  • China
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

China currently reports 2,328 hours per worker against 2,311 hours per worker in Zimbabwe, a difference of 16.77 hours per worker.

Across all 19 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

Globally, China ranks 15th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 129 countries.

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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.