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
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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

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
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.