Australia vs Italy: Annual working hours per person employed

Australia
1,731
in 2016
Italy
1,725
in 2016
Australia rank
20th
Italy rank
21st

Annual working hours per person employed over time

  • Australia
  • Italy
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 1,731 against 1,725 in Italy, a difference of 6.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.

Australia ranks 20th and Italy ranks 21st of 37 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 1,833 1,928 95.41 Italy
1980s 1,804 1,871 66.26 Italy
1990s 1,850 1,862 11.99 Italy
2000s 1,797 1,817 20.08 Italy
2010s 1,754 1,738 16.15 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per person employed, Australia or Italy?
Australia, at 1,731 against 1,725 in Italy as of 2016.
What is the difference in annual working hours per person employed between Australia and Italy?
6, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Australia and Italy rank globally for annual working hours per person employed?
Australia ranks 20th and Italy ranks 21st of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual working hours per person employed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual working hours per person employed
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
38 places, 1,460 data points, 1970–2017
Last refreshed