Weekly actual working hours
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. This series may use a non-calendar time dimension (such as age or month); countries can have different observation periods.
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Key Insights
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 34.7hour)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. This series may use a non-calendar time dimension (such as age or month); countries can have different observation periods. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Republic of Tanzania | 45.3hour |
| 2 | Cambodia | 44.1hour |
| 3 | Pakistan | 40.9hour |
| 4 | Botswana | 40.2hour |
| 5 | Colombia | 40.1hour |
| 6 | Romania | 39.5hour |
| 7 | Latvia | 39.4hour |
| 8 | Estonia | 38.8hour |
| 9 | Mongolia | 38.6hour |
| 10 | United States of America | 38.5hour |
| 11 | Hungary | 38.3hour |
| 12 | Ecuador | 38.2hour |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 38.2hour |
| 14 | Slovakia | 37.7hour |
| 15 | Ghana | 37.2hour |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 36.7hour |
| 17 | Vietnam | 35.5hour |
| 18 | Timor-Leste | 35.3hour |
| 19 | Peru | 35.1hour |
| 20 | Lithuania | 35.1hour |
| 21 | Germany | 34.7hour |
| 22 | Slovenia | 34.6hour |
| 23 | Poland | 34.5hour |
| 24 | Türkiye | 34.0hour |
| 25 | Mauritius | 34.0hour |
| 26 | Austria | 33.8hour |
| 27 | Portugal | 33.8hour |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 33.5hour |
| 29 | Switzerland | 33.0hour |
| 30 | Greece | 32.7hour |
| 31 | Cyprus | 32.3hour |
| 32 | France | 31.9hour |
| 33 | Kenya | 31.7hour |
| 34 | Finland | 31.7hour |
| 35 | Spain | 31.6hour |
| 36 | Ireland | 31.2hour |
| 37 | Denmark | 31.1hour |
| 38 | Italy | 30.7hour |
| 39 | Belgium | 30.4hour |
| 40 | Sweden | 29.9hour |
| 41 | Iraq | 29.4hour |
| 42 | Rwanda | 29.0hour |
| 43 | Netherlands | 27.7hour |
| 44 | Malawi | 26.8hour |
| 45 | Uganda | 24.6hour |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2026).
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