Hungary vs Italy: Annual working hours per worker
Hungary
1,668 hours per worker
in 2023
Italy
1,701 hours per worker
in 2023
Hungary rank
93rd
Italy rank
92nd
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Hungary
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1,701 hours per worker against 1,668 hours per worker in Hungary, a difference of 33 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 93rd and Italy ranks 92nd of 130 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,996 hours per worker | 1,840 hours per worker | 155.96 hours per worker | Hungary |
| 1990s | 1,908 hours per worker | 1,834 hours per worker | 73.84 hours per worker | Hungary |
| 2000s | 1,842 hours per worker | 1,788 hours per worker | 54.08 hours per worker | Hungary |
| 2010s | 1,745 hours per worker | 1,700 hours per worker | 44.86 hours per worker | Hungary |
| 2020s | 1,678 hours per worker | 1,640 hours per worker | 38.53 hours per worker | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Hungary or Italy?
- Italy, at 1,701 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 Hungary and Italy?
- 33 hours per worker, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Italy?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Hungary and Italy rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Hungary ranks 93rd and Italy ranks 92nd 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.