Netherlands vs Uruguay: Annual working hours per worker
Netherlands
1,439 hours per worker
in 2023
Uruguay
1,481 hours per worker
in 2023
Netherlands rank
124th
Uruguay rank
121st
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Netherlands
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1,481 hours per worker against 1,439 hours per worker in Netherlands, a difference of 42 hours per worker.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 124th and Uruguay ranks 121st of 130 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,486 hours per worker | 1,758 hours per worker | 272.03 hours per worker | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1,447 hours per worker | 1,635 hours per worker | 187.84 hours per worker | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1,440 hours per worker | 1,559 hours per worker | 119.45 hours per worker | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1,431 hours per worker | 1,501 hours per worker | 69.91 hours per worker | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Netherlands or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1,481 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 Netherlands and Uruguay?
- 42 hours per worker, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Uruguay?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Uruguay rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Netherlands ranks 124th and Uruguay ranks 121st 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.