Canada vs Spain: Annual working hours per person employed
Canada
1,703 Hours
in 2016
Spain
1,701 Hours
in 2016
Canada rank
23rd
Spain rank
24th
Annual working hours per person employed over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1,703 Hours against 1,701 Hours in Spain, a difference of 2 Hours.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.
Canada ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 24th of 37 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,878 Hours | 2,017 Hours | 139.94 Hours | Spain |
| 1980s | 1,801 Hours | 1,809 Hours | 8.35 Hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 1,781 Hours | 1,746 Hours | 34.82 Hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 1,748 Hours | 1,735 Hours | 12.28 Hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 1,705 Hours | 1,702 Hours | 2.89 Hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per person employed, Canada or Spain?
- Canada, at 1,703 Hours against 1,701 Hours in Spain as of 2016.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per person employed between Canada and Spain?
- 2 Hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for annual working hours per person employed?
- Canada ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 24th of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2017) – processed by 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
Regular hours worked by full-time and part-time workers, paid and unpaid overtime, hours worked in additional jobs, and time not worked because of public holidays, annual paid leave, strikes and labour disputes, and other reasons.