Nigeria overtake UK, US and others, win second most hardworking workers in the world
With an average of 2,124 hours per worker yearly, Nigerian workers are the second-most arduous workers in the world, behind Mexican workers.
According to a research released on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 by the World of Statistics, the most populous country in Africa has a workforce that is more diligent than those of nations with strong economies, such as the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, and others.
Nigeria also immediately became known as the most diligent nation in Africa as a result of the survey.
According to the survey, workers in Mexico, who topped the list, only had four more hours per year than Nigerians (2,128).
In Nigeria, the majority of public and private employees are required to put in eight hours a day, which could be from 8 to 4 or 9 to 5 on weekdays.
As a result of the possibility of shift work on Saturdays or Sundays, several organizations, including media outlets, hospitals, security firms, and manufacturing businesses, need their employees to work extra days and hours.
Workers like market ladies and other traders may put in up to ten hours a day in an informal atmosphere.
Even though the survey didn’t mention the kind of work done, it seemed like the top five nations were not tech-oriented.
Nigeria was followed by three Central and South American nations: Costa Rica came in third with 2,073 hours, Colombia came in fourth with 1,964 hours, and Chile came in fifth with 1,916.
High-tech Surprisingly, South Korea enters at number six with employees putting in an average of 1,910 hours annually, followed by Malta with 1,882 hours, Russia with 1,874 hours, Greece with 1,872 hours, and Romania with 1,838 hours.
The world’s largest economy, the United States, ranks 13th with an average of 1,791 hours worked yearly, while Japan, the third-largest economy in the world, comes in at a distant 30th with 1,607 hours worked annually.
Germany, the largest economy in Europe, is at 50th place with an average yearly labor force of 1,349 hours.
With an average of 1,513 hours per year, South African workers rank second on the Dark Continent, well down the list at number 36.
Nigerians work 2,124 hours a year, which indicates they spend at least five hours a day working productively, as opposed to their South African counterparts who put in four hours.
The World of Statistics is a global network of almost 2,360 organizations and is the successor to the highly successful International Year of Statistics (Statistics 2013) campaign, which was celebrated in 2013.
It is dedicated to raising public understanding of statistics’ influence on all facets of society, encouraging young people to pursue careers in statistics, and encouraging innovation and growth in the fields of probability and statistics.
