Bulgaria vs Hungary: Annual working hours per worker

Bulgaria
1,659 hours per worker
in 2023
Hungary
1,668 hours per worker
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
94th
Hungary rank
93rd

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Hungary
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How they compare

Hungary currently reports 1,668 hours per worker against 1,659 hours per worker in Bulgaria, a difference of 9 hours per worker.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 94th and Hungary ranks 93rd of 130 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Hungary Difference Ahead
1990s 1,689 hours per worker 1,951 hours per worker 261.57 hours per worker Hungary
2000s 1,655 hours per worker 1,842 hours per worker 186.6 hours per worker Hungary
2010s 1,644 hours per worker 1,745 hours per worker 100.13 hours per worker Hungary
2020s 1,627 hours per worker 1,678 hours per worker 51.42 hours per worker Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Bulgaria or Hungary?
Hungary, at 1,668 hours per worker against 1,659 hours per worker in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Bulgaria and Hungary?
9 hours per worker, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Hungary?
29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Hungary rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Bulgaria ranks 94th and Hungary ranks 93rd 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

Indicator
Annual working hours per worker
Unit
hours per worker
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 5,063 data points, 1870–2023
Last refreshed

Average working hours per worker in a given year.