What is the difference in annual working hours per person employed between Slovakia and United States?

2 Hours, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and United States?

22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.

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.

Slovakia vs United States: Annual working hours per person employed

Slovakia

1,740 Hours

in 2016

United States

1,742 Hours

in 2016

Slovakia rank

18th

United States rank

17th

Annual working hours per person employed over time

Slovakia
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 1,742 Hours against 1,740 Hours in Slovakia, a difference of 2 Hours.

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

Slovakia ranks 18th and United States ranks 17th of 37 countries.

Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Slovakia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,828 Hours	1,817 Hours	11.17 Hours	Slovakia
2000s	1,772 Hours	1,759 Hours	12.66 Hours	Slovakia
2010s	1,773 Hours	1,732 Hours	41.26 Hours	Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per person employed, Slovakia or United States?: United States, at 1,742 Hours against 1,740 Hours in Slovakia as of 2016.
What is the difference in annual working hours per person employed between Slovakia and United States?: 2 Hours, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and United States?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.
How do Slovakia and United States rank globally for annual working hours per person employed?: Slovakia ranks 18th and United States 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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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: 28 August 2026

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.