Slovakia vs Spain: Annual working hours per worker

Slovakia
1,621 hours per worker
in 2023
Spain
1,638 hours per worker
in 2023
Slovakia rank
102nd
Spain rank
99th

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Slovakia
  • Spain
01.0k2.0k3.0k187019462023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 1,638 hours per worker against 1,621 hours per worker in Slovakia, a difference of 17 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Slovakia ahead.

Slovakia ranks 102nd and Spain ranks 99th of 130 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Slovakia Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 1,828 hours per worker 1,744 hours per worker 83.54 hours per worker Slovakia
2000s 1,772 hours per worker 1,730 hours per worker 41.84 hours per worker Slovakia
2010s 1,752 hours per worker 1,693 hours per worker 58.76 hours per worker Slovakia
2020s 1,596 hours per worker 1,622 hours per worker 25.7 hours per worker Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Slovakia or Spain?
Spain, at 1,638 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 Slovakia and Spain?
17 hours per worker, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Spain?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Slovakia and Spain rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Slovakia ranks 102nd and Spain ranks 99th 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.

Individual pages

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.