Greece vs Israel: Annual working hours per worker
Greece
1,893 hours per worker
in 2023
Israel
1,890 hours per worker
in 2023
Greece rank
74th
Israel rank
75th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Greece
- Israel
How they compare
Greece currently reports 1,893 hours per worker against 1,890 hours per worker in Israel, a difference of 3 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 74th and Israel ranks 75th of 130 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,070 hours per worker | 2,078 hours per worker | 8.34 hours per worker | Israel |
| 1990s | 2,056 hours per worker | 2,062 hours per worker | 5.81 hours per worker | Israel |
| 2000s | 2,023 hours per worker | 1,956 hours per worker | 66.72 hours per worker | Greece |
| 2010s | 1,952 hours per worker | 1,924 hours per worker | 28.09 hours per worker | Greece |
| 2020s | 1,841 hours per worker | 1,857 hours per worker | 16.28 hours per worker | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Greece or Israel?
- Greece, at 1,893 hours per worker against 1,890 hours per worker in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Greece and Israel?
- 3 hours per worker, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Israel?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Israel rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Greece ranks 74th and Israel ranks 75th 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.