New Zealand vs Portugal: Annual working hours per worker

New Zealand
1,708
in 2023
Portugal
1,735
in 2023
New Zealand rank
91st
Portugal rank
89th

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • New Zealand
  • Portugal
05001.0k1.5k2.0k195019862023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1,735 against 1,708 in New Zealand, a difference of 27.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 91st and Portugal ranks 89th of 130 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 1,814 1,486 328.48 New Zealand
1980s 1,798 1,663 135.41 New Zealand
1990s 1,798 1,729 69.3 New Zealand
2000s 1,772 1,759 12.87 New Zealand
2010s 1,725 1,731 6.6 Portugal
2020s 1,700 1,692 8 New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, New Zealand or Portugal?
Portugal, at 1,735 against 1,708 in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between New Zealand and Portugal?
27, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
New Zealand ranks 91st and Portugal ranks 89th of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 5,063 data points, 1870–2023
Last refreshed