New Zealand vs Slovakia: Annual working hours per person employed

New Zealand
1,752 Hours
in 2016
Slovakia
1,740 Hours
in 2016
New Zealand rank
16th
Slovakia rank
18th

Annual working hours per person employed over time

  • New Zealand
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1,752 Hours against 1,740 Hours in Slovakia, a difference of 12 Hours.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Slovakia ahead.

New Zealand ranks 16th and Slovakia ranks 18th of 37 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Slovakia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Slovakia Difference Ahead
1990s 1,835 Hours 1,828 Hours 6.84 Hours New Zealand
2000s 1,802 Hours 1,772 Hours 30.62 Hours New Zealand
2010s 1,751 Hours 1,773 Hours 22.07 Hours Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per person employed, New Zealand or Slovakia?
New Zealand, at 1,752 Hours against 1,740 Hours in Slovakia as of 2016.
What is the difference in annual working hours per person employed between New Zealand and Slovakia?
12 Hours, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Slovakia?
22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.
How do New Zealand and Slovakia rank globally for annual working hours per person employed?
New Zealand ranks 16th and Slovakia ranks 18th 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.