Worldwide, Gambia was the country with the highest average weekly working hours per employee in 2021, with the most recent figure showing that an average employee in the West-African country worked more than 50 hours per week. India followed closely behind, with Lesotho having the third highest average weekly working hours.
20 countries with the highest average actual weekly working hours per employed person worldwide in 2021
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