Argentina vs Australia: Annual working hours per worker
Argentina
1,612 hours per worker
in 2023
Australia
1,611 hours per worker
in 2023
Argentina rank
104th
Australia rank
105th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Argentina
- Australia
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 1,612 hours per worker against 1,611 hours per worker in Australia, a difference of 1 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 104th and Australia ranks 105th of 130 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Australia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,988 hours per worker | 1,779 hours per worker | 209.19 hours per worker | Argentina |
| 1980s | 1,918 hours per worker | 1,754 hours per worker | 163.6 hours per worker | Argentina |
| 1990s | 1,870 hours per worker | 1,738 hours per worker | 131.73 hours per worker | Argentina |
| 2000s | 1,772 hours per worker | 1,692 hours per worker | 79.68 hours per worker | Argentina |
| 2010s | 1,694 hours per worker | 1,649 hours per worker | 44.95 hours per worker | Argentina |
| 2020s | 1,570 hours per worker | 1,599 hours per worker | 29.08 hours per worker | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Argentina or Australia?
- Argentina, at 1,612 hours per worker against 1,611 hours per worker in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Argentina and Australia?
- 1 hours per worker, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Australia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Australia rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Argentina ranks 104th and Australia ranks 105th 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. 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.