Finland vs United Kingdom: Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita
Finland
1,497 hours per worker
in 2023
United Kingdom
1,523 hours per worker
in 2023
Finland rank
119th
United Kingdom rank
117th
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita over time
- Finland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 1,523 hours per worker against 1,497 hours per worker in Finland, a difference of 26 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Finland ranks 119th and United Kingdom ranks 117th of 130 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 7 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,994 hours per worker | 1,995 hours per worker | 0.959 hours per worker | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 1,984 hours per worker | 1,847 hours per worker | 136.51 hours per worker | Finland |
| 1970s | 1,824 hours per worker | 1,698 hours per worker | 126.79 hours per worker | Finland |
| 1980s | 1,707 hours per worker | 1,622 hours per worker | 85.02 hours per worker | Finland |
| 1990s | 1,666 hours per worker | 1,593 hours per worker | 73.01 hours per worker | Finland |
| 2000s | 1,619 hours per worker | 1,547 hours per worker | 71.82 hours per worker | Finland |
| 2010s | 1,559 hours per worker | 1,537 hours per worker | 22.73 hours per worker | Finland |
| 2020s | 1,516 hours per worker | 1,483 hours per worker | 32.97 hours per worker | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours vs. gdp per capita, Finland or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 1,523 hours per worker against 1,497 hours per worker in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. gdp per capita between Finland and United Kingdom?
- 26 hours per worker, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United Kingdom?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Finland and United Kingdom rank globally for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita?
- Finland ranks 119th and United Kingdom ranks 117th 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.