Namibia vs South Africa: Annual working hours vs. productivity

Namibia

2,184 hours per worker

in 2023

South Africa

2,181 hours per worker

in 2023

Namibia rank

29th

South Africa rank

30th

Annual working hours vs. productivity over time

Namibia currently reports 2,184 hours per worker against 2,181 hours per worker in South Africa, a difference of 2.58 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was South Africa ahead.

Globally, Namibia ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 30th of 129 countries.

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: 06 August 2026

This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.