Switzerland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita
Switzerland
1,529 hours per worker
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1,523 hours per worker
in 2023
Switzerland rank
116th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
117th
Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita over time
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1,529 hours per worker against 1,523 hours per worker in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 6 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 116th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 117th of 130 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 14 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 3,195 hours per worker | 2,755 hours per worker | 440 hours per worker | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 3,083 hours per worker | 2,740 hours per worker | 343 hours per worker | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 2,925 hours per worker | 2,669 hours per worker | 256 hours per worker | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 2,834 hours per worker | 2,656 hours per worker | 178 hours per worker | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 2,704 hours per worker | 2,656 hours per worker | 48 hours per worker | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 2,281 hours per worker | 2,257 hours per worker | 24 hours per worker | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 2,085 hours per worker | 2,200 hours per worker | 115 hours per worker | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1950s | 2,009 hours per worker | 1,995 hours per worker | 13.75 hours per worker | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 1,980 hours per worker | 1,847 hours per worker | 132.99 hours per worker | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1,913 hours per worker | 1,698 hours per worker | 215.22 hours per worker | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1,768 hours per worker | 1,622 hours per worker | 145.25 hours per worker | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1,714 hours per worker | 1,593 hours per worker | 120.51 hours per worker | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1,674 hours per worker | 1,547 hours per worker | 127.65 hours per worker | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1,576 hours per worker | 1,537 hours per worker | 39.69 hours per worker | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1,524 hours per worker | 1,483 hours per worker | 40.84 hours per worker | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita, Switzerland or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Switzerland, at 1,529 hours per worker against 1,523 hours per worker in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita between Switzerland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 6 hours per worker, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2023.
- How do Switzerland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 116th 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.