Australia vs Estonia: Annual working hours per worker
Australia
1,611 hours per worker
in 2023
Estonia
1,606 hours per worker
in 2023
Australia rank
105th
Estonia rank
107th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Australia
- Estonia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1,611 hours per worker against 1,606 hours per worker in Estonia, a difference of 5 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Estonia ahead.
Australia ranks 105th and Estonia ranks 107th of 130 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,740 hours per worker | 1,938 hours per worker | 198.26 hours per worker | Estonia |
| 2000s | 1,692 hours per worker | 1,875 hours per worker | 183.43 hours per worker | Estonia |
| 2010s | 1,649 hours per worker | 1,766 hours per worker | 116.8 hours per worker | Estonia |
| 2020s | 1,599 hours per worker | 1,618 hours per worker | 18.12 hours per worker | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Australia or Estonia?
- Australia, at 1,611 hours per worker against 1,606 hours per worker in Estonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Australia and Estonia?
- 5 hours per worker, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Estonia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Estonia rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Australia ranks 105th and Estonia ranks 107th 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.