Mexico vs Slovakia: Annual working hours per worker

Mexico
1,629 hours per worker
in 2023
Slovakia
1,621 hours per worker
in 2023
Mexico rank
100th
Slovakia rank
102nd

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Mexico
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 1,629 hours per worker against 1,621 hours per worker in Slovakia, a difference of 8 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Slovakia ahead.

Mexico ranks 100th and Slovakia ranks 102nd of 130 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Slovakia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Slovakia Difference Ahead
1990s 1,719 hours per worker 1,828 hours per worker 108.96 hours per worker Slovakia
2000s 1,656 hours per worker 1,772 hours per worker 115.56 hours per worker Slovakia
2010s 1,639 hours per worker 1,752 hours per worker 113.47 hours per worker Slovakia
2020s 1,621 hours per worker 1,596 hours per worker 24.49 hours per worker Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Mexico or Slovakia?
Mexico, at 1,629 hours per worker against 1,621 hours per worker in Slovakia as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Mexico and Slovakia?
8 hours per worker, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Slovakia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Slovakia rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Mexico ranks 100th and Slovakia ranks 102nd 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

Indicator
Annual working hours per worker
Unit
hours per worker
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 5,063 data points, 1870–2023
Last refreshed

Average working hours per worker in a given year.