Israel vs South Korea: Annual working hours per worker
Israel
1,890 hours per worker
in 2023
South Korea
1,910 hours per worker
in 2023
Israel rank
75th
South Korea rank
73rd
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Israel
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1,910 hours per worker against 1,890 hours per worker in Israel, a difference of 20 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was South Korea ahead.
Israel ranks 75th and South Korea ranks 73rd of 130 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,078 hours per worker | 2,867 hours per worker | 788.34 hours per worker | South Korea |
| 1990s | 2,062 hours per worker | 2,610 hours per worker | 547.3 hours per worker | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1,956 hours per worker | 2,366 hours per worker | 409.66 hours per worker | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1,924 hours per worker | 2,066 hours per worker | 142.38 hours per worker | South Korea |
| 2020s | 1,857 hours per worker | 1,902 hours per worker | 44.54 hours per worker | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Israel or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 1,910 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 Israel and South Korea?
- 20 hours per worker, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and South Korea?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Israel and South Korea rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Israel ranks 75th and South Korea ranks 73rd 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.