France vs Iceland: Annual working hours per worker
France
1,487 hours per worker
in 2023
Iceland
1,452 hours per worker
in 2023
France rank
120th
Iceland rank
123rd
Annual working hours per worker over time
- France
- Iceland
How they compare
France currently reports 1,487 hours per worker against 1,452 hours per worker in Iceland, a difference of 35 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was France ahead.
France ranks 120th and Iceland ranks 123rd of 130 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,112 hours per worker | 2,073 hours per worker | 38.72 hours per worker | France |
| 1970s | 1,890 hours per worker | 1,842 hours per worker | 48.32 hours per worker | France |
| 1980s | 1,667 hours per worker | 1,698 hours per worker | 30.88 hours per worker | Iceland |
| 1990s | 1,590 hours per worker | 1,682 hours per worker | 91.35 hours per worker | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1,516 hours per worker | 1,654 hours per worker | 137.23 hours per worker | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1,511 hours per worker | 1,514 hours per worker | 2.68 hours per worker | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1,460 hours per worker | 1,459 hours per worker | 0.445 hours per worker | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, France or Iceland?
- France, at 1,487 hours per worker against 1,452 hours per worker in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between France and Iceland?
- 35 hours per worker, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Iceland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do France and Iceland rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- France ranks 120th and Iceland ranks 123rd 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.