• Workers in poorer countries tend to work more (sometimes a lot more) than their counterparts in wealthier countries.
• This has profound implications on our understanding of economic progress over the last century or so, and the nature of inequality between countries today.
• It means that residents of countries like Myanmar and Cambodia are not only financially poor but also leisure poor: as their economies have low productivity and require them to work longer hours.
• This forces them to work longer hours without much spare time to invest in improving their conditions through education.
• The data shows us the difference in prosperity isn't because of a difference in work ethic, but due to differences in circumstance and opportunity.
• Try hovering over some countries and you should see the total population, along with their GDP per capita:

Some countries are coloured black as data was unavailable for them.