Finland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita
Finland
1,497 hours per worker
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1,523 hours per worker
in 2023
Finland rank
119th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
117th
Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita over time
- Finland
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 1,523 hours per worker against 1,497 hours per worker in Finland, a difference of 26 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
Finland ranks 119th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 117th of 130 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 7 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,994 hours per worker | 1,995 hours per worker | 0.959 hours per worker | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1960s | 1,984 hours per worker | 1,847 hours per worker | 136.51 hours per worker | Finland |
| 1970s | 1,824 hours per worker | 1,698 hours per worker | 126.79 hours per worker | Finland |
| 1980s | 1,707 hours per worker | 1,622 hours per worker | 85.02 hours per worker | Finland |
| 1990s | 1,666 hours per worker | 1,593 hours per worker | 73.01 hours per worker | Finland |
| 2000s | 1,619 hours per worker | 1,547 hours per worker | 71.82 hours per worker | Finland |
| 2010s | 1,559 hours per worker | 1,537 hours per worker | 22.73 hours per worker | Finland |
| 2020s | 1,516 hours per worker | 1,483 hours per worker | 32.97 hours per worker | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita, Finland or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 1,523 hours per worker against 1,497 hours per worker in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita between Finland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 26 hours per worker, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Finland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita?
- Finland ranks 119th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 117th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average working hours per worker in a given year.