Italy vs New Zealand: Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita

Italy
1,701 hours per worker
in 2023
New Zealand
1,708 hours per worker
in 2023
Italy rank
92nd
New Zealand rank
91st

Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Italy
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1,708 hours per worker against 1,701 hours per worker in Italy, a difference of 7 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 92nd and New Zealand ranks 91st of 130 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 1,897 hours per worker 1,814 hours per worker 82.36 hours per worker Italy
1980s 1,840 hours per worker 1,798 hours per worker 42.09 hours per worker Italy
1990s 1,834 hours per worker 1,798 hours per worker 35.91 hours per worker Italy
2000s 1,788 hours per worker 1,772 hours per worker 16.34 hours per worker Italy
2010s 1,700 hours per worker 1,725 hours per worker 24.91 hours per worker New Zealand
2020s 1,640 hours per worker 1,700 hours per worker 59.72 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, Italy or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 1,708 hours per worker against 1,701 hours per worker in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours vs. gdp per capita between Italy and New Zealand?
7 hours per worker, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and New Zealand?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Italy and New Zealand rank globally for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita?
Italy ranks 92nd 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

Indicator
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita
Unit
hours per worker
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 4,965 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.