New Zealand vs Turkey: Annual working hours per person employed

New Zealand
1,752 Hours
in 2016
Turkey
1,832 Hours
in 2016
New Zealand rank
16th
Turkey rank
13th

Annual working hours per person employed over time

  • New Zealand
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 1,832 Hours against 1,752 Hours in New Zealand, a difference of 80 Hours.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 16th and Turkey ranks 13th of 37 countries.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Turkey Difference Ahead
1970s 1,884 Hours 2,032 Hours 148.09 Hours Turkey
1980s 1,843 Hours 1,898 Hours 55.68 Hours Turkey
1990s 1,828 Hours 1,889 Hours 61.5 Hours Turkey
2000s 1,802 Hours 1,926 Hours 123 Hours Turkey
2010s 1,751 Hours 1,846 Hours 95.14 Hours Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per person employed, New Zealand or Turkey?
Turkey, at 1,832 Hours against 1,752 Hours in New Zealand as of 2016.
What is the difference in annual working hours per person employed between New Zealand and Turkey?
80 Hours, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Turkey?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do New Zealand and Turkey rank globally for annual working hours per person employed?
New Zealand ranks 16th and Turkey ranks 13th 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.