Finland vs Uruguay: Annual working hours per worker
Finland
1,497 hours per worker
in 2023
Uruguay
1,481 hours per worker
in 2023
Finland rank
119th
Uruguay rank
121st
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Finland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1,497 hours per worker against 1,481 hours per worker in Uruguay, a difference of 16 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.
Finland ranks 119th and Uruguay ranks 121st of 130 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,666 hours per worker | 1,758 hours per worker | 91.95 hours per worker | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1,619 hours per worker | 1,635 hours per worker | 16.43 hours per worker | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1,559 hours per worker | 1,559 hours per worker | 0.281 hours per worker | Finland |
| 2020s | 1,516 hours per worker | 1,501 hours per worker | 14.9 hours per worker | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Finland or Uruguay?
- Finland, at 1,497 hours per worker against 1,481 hours per worker in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Finland and Uruguay?
- 16 hours per worker, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Uruguay?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Uruguay rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Finland ranks 119th and Uruguay ranks 121st 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.