Japan vs Mexico: Annual working hours per worker
Japan
1,654 hours per worker
in 2023
Mexico
1,629 hours per worker
in 2023
Japan rank
97th
Mexico rank
100th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Japan
- Mexico
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1,654 hours per worker against 1,629 hours per worker in Mexico, a difference of 25 hours per worker.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 97th and Mexico ranks 100th of 130 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,101 hours per worker | 1,816 hours per worker | 284.94 hours per worker | Japan |
| 1960s | 2,203 hours per worker | 1,782 hours per worker | 421.08 hours per worker | Japan |
| 1970s | 2,134 hours per worker | 1,737 hours per worker | 396.62 hours per worker | Japan |
| 1980s | 2,103 hours per worker | 1,734 hours per worker | 369.08 hours per worker | Japan |
| 1990s | 1,919 hours per worker | 1,719 hours per worker | 199.7 hours per worker | Japan |
| 2000s | 1,817 hours per worker | 1,656 hours per worker | 160.42 hours per worker | Japan |
| 2010s | 1,750 hours per worker | 1,639 hours per worker | 111.44 hours per worker | Japan |
| 2020s | 1,651 hours per worker | 1,621 hours per worker | 30.14 hours per worker | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Japan or Mexico?
- Japan, at 1,654 hours per worker against 1,629 hours per worker in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Japan and Mexico?
- 25 hours per worker, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Japan ranks 97th and Mexico ranks 100th 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.