Canada vs Hungary: Annual working hours per worker
Canada
1,731 hours per worker
in 2023
Hungary
1,668 hours per worker
in 2023
Canada rank
90th
Hungary rank
93rd
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Canada
- Hungary
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1,731 hours per worker against 1,668 hours per worker in Hungary, a difference of 63 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Hungary ahead.
Canada ranks 90th and Hungary ranks 93rd of 130 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Hungary in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,838 hours per worker | 1,996 hours per worker | 157.55 hours per worker | Hungary |
| 1990s | 1,832 hours per worker | 1,908 hours per worker | 76.17 hours per worker | Hungary |
| 2000s | 1,781 hours per worker | 1,842 hours per worker | 60.89 hours per worker | Hungary |
| 2010s | 1,751 hours per worker | 1,745 hours per worker | 6 hours per worker | Canada |
| 2020s | 1,698 hours per worker | 1,678 hours per worker | 19.52 hours per worker | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Canada or Hungary?
- Canada, at 1,731 hours per worker against 1,668 hours per worker in Hungary as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Canada and Hungary?
- 63 hours per worker, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Hungary?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Hungary rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Canada ranks 90th 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.