Greece vs Poland: Annual working hours per person employed

Greece
2,030 Hours
in 2016
Poland
2,050 Hours
in 2016
Greece rank
4th
Poland rank
3rd

Annual working hours per person employed over time

  • Greece
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 2,050 Hours against 2,030 Hours in Greece, a difference of 20 Hours.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 4th and Poland ranks 3rd of 37 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Poland Difference Ahead
1990s 2,119 Hours 2,141 Hours 22.03 Hours Poland
2000s 2,104 Hours 2,077 Hours 26.27 Hours Greece
2010s 2,036 Hours 2,044 Hours 7.47 Hours Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per person employed, Greece or Poland?
Poland, at 2,050 Hours against 2,030 Hours in Greece as of 2016.
What is the difference in annual working hours per person employed between Greece and Poland?
20 Hours, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Poland?
24 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.
How do Greece and Poland rank globally for annual working hours per person employed?
Greece ranks 4th and Poland ranks 3rd 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.