Bulgaria vs New Zealand: Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita
Bulgaria
1,659 hours per worker
in 2023
New Zealand
1,708 hours per worker
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
94th
New Zealand rank
91st
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1,708 hours per worker against 1,659 hours per worker in Bulgaria, a difference of 49 hours per worker.
Across all 29 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 94th and New Zealand ranks 91st of 130 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,689 hours per worker | 1,804 hours per worker | 114.75 hours per worker | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1,655 hours per worker | 1,772 hours per worker | 116.18 hours per worker | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1,644 hours per worker | 1,725 hours per worker | 80.17 hours per worker | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1,627 hours per worker | 1,700 hours per worker | 72.61 hours per worker | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours vs. gdp per capita, Bulgaria or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 1,708 hours per worker against 1,659 hours per worker in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. gdp per capita between Bulgaria and New Zealand?
- 49 hours per worker, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and New Zealand?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and New Zealand rank globally for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 94th and New Zealand ranks 91st of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.