New Zealand vs United States of America: Annual working hours per person employed
New Zealand
1,752 Hours
in 2016
United States of America
1,742 Hours
in 2016
New Zealand rank
16th
United States of America rank
17th
Annual working hours per person employed over time
- New Zealand
- United States of America
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1,752 Hours against 1,742 Hours in United States of America, a difference of 10 Hours.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 16th and United States of America ranks 17th of 37 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,884 Hours | 1,809 Hours | 74.42 Hours | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1,843 Hours | 1,760 Hours | 82.5 Hours | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1,828 Hours | 1,790 Hours | 37.16 Hours | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1,802 Hours | 1,759 Hours | 43.27 Hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1,751 Hours | 1,732 Hours | 19.18 Hours | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per person employed, New Zealand or United States of America?
- New Zealand, at 1,752 Hours against 1,742 Hours in United States of America as of 2016.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per person employed between New Zealand and United States of America?
- 10 Hours, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States of America?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
- How do New Zealand and United States of America rank globally for annual working hours per person employed?
- New Zealand ranks 16th and United States of America ranks 17th 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.