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
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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

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

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.