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
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
Average working hours per worker in a given year.