Iceland vs Sweden: Annual working hours per worker
Iceland
1,452 hours per worker
in 2023
Sweden
1,432 hours per worker
in 2023
Iceland rank
123rd
Sweden rank
126th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Iceland
- Sweden
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1,452 hours per worker against 1,432 hours per worker in Sweden, a difference of 20 hours per worker.
Across all 60 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 123rd and Sweden ranks 126th of 130 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,073 hours per worker | 1,607 hours per worker | 466.56 hours per worker | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1,842 hours per worker | 1,448 hours per worker | 393.84 hours per worker | Iceland |
| 1980s | 1,698 hours per worker | 1,387 hours per worker | 310.83 hours per worker | Iceland |
| 1990s | 1,682 hours per worker | 1,461 hours per worker | 220.17 hours per worker | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1,654 hours per worker | 1,459 hours per worker | 194.67 hours per worker | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1,514 hours per worker | 1,470 hours per worker | 43.75 hours per worker | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1,459 hours per worker | 1,433 hours per worker | 26.31 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 Sweden?
- Iceland, at 1,452 hours per worker against 1,432 hours per worker in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Iceland and Sweden?
- 20 hours per worker, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Iceland ranks 123rd and Sweden ranks 126th 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.