Iceland vs Netherlands: Annual working hours per worker
Iceland
1,452 hours per worker
in 2023
Netherlands
1,439 hours per worker
in 2023
Iceland rank
123rd
Netherlands rank
124th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Iceland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1,452 hours per worker against 1,439 hours per worker in Netherlands, a difference of 13 hours per worker.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 123rd and Netherlands ranks 124th of 130 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,090 hours per worker | 1,939 hours per worker | 151.07 hours per worker | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1,842 hours per worker | 1,720 hours per worker | 121.83 hours per worker | Iceland |
| 1980s | 1,698 hours per worker | 1,541 hours per worker | 156.79 hours per worker | Iceland |
| 1990s | 1,682 hours per worker | 1,486 hours per worker | 195.48 hours per worker | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1,654 hours per worker | 1,447 hours per worker | 206.49 hours per worker | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1,514 hours per worker | 1,440 hours per worker | 74.53 hours per worker | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1,459 hours per worker | 1,431 hours per worker | 27.75 hours per worker | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Iceland or Netherlands?
- Iceland, at 1,452 hours per worker against 1,439 hours per worker in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Iceland and Netherlands?
- 13 hours per worker, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Netherlands?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Netherlands rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Iceland ranks 123rd and Netherlands ranks 124th 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.