Portugal vs United States: Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita
Portugal
1,735 hours per worker
in 2023
United States
1,789 hours per worker
in 2023
Portugal rank
89th
United States rank
86th
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita over time
- Portugal
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1,789 hours per worker against 1,735 hours per worker in Portugal, a difference of 54 hours per worker.
Across all 74 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 89th and United States ranks 86th of 130 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,745 hours per worker | 2,024 hours per worker | 278.98 hours per worker | United States |
| 1960s | 1,571 hours per worker | 1,975 hours per worker | 404.04 hours per worker | United States |
| 1970s | 1,486 hours per worker | 1,880 hours per worker | 394.44 hours per worker | United States |
| 1980s | 1,663 hours per worker | 1,832 hours per worker | 169.01 hours per worker | United States |
| 1990s | 1,729 hours per worker | 1,853 hours per worker | 123.81 hours per worker | United States |
| 2000s | 1,759 hours per worker | 1,833 hours per worker | 74.16 hours per worker | United States |
| 2010s | 1,731 hours per worker | 1,794 hours per worker | 62.4 hours per worker | United States |
| 2020s | 1,692 hours per worker | 1,786 hours per worker | 94.63 hours per worker | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours vs. gdp per capita, Portugal or United States?
- United States, at 1,789 hours per worker against 1,735 hours per worker in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. gdp per capita between Portugal and United States?
- 54 hours per worker, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and United States rank globally for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita?
- Portugal ranks 89th and United States ranks 86th 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.