Switzerland vs United Kingdom: Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita
Switzerland
1,529 hours per worker
in 2023
United Kingdom
1,523 hours per worker
in 2023
Switzerland rank
116th
United Kingdom rank
117th
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita over time
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1,529 hours per worker against 1,523 hours per worker in United Kingdom, a difference of 6 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 116th and United Kingdom ranks 117th of 130 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,009 hours per worker | 1,995 hours per worker | 13.75 hours per worker | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 1,980 hours per worker | 1,847 hours per worker | 132.99 hours per worker | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1,913 hours per worker | 1,698 hours per worker | 215.22 hours per worker | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1,768 hours per worker | 1,622 hours per worker | 145.25 hours per worker | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1,714 hours per worker | 1,593 hours per worker | 120.51 hours per worker | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1,674 hours per worker | 1,547 hours per worker | 127.65 hours per worker | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1,576 hours per worker | 1,537 hours per worker | 39.69 hours per worker | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1,524 hours per worker | 1,483 hours per worker | 40.84 hours per worker | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours vs. gdp per capita, Switzerland or United Kingdom?
- Switzerland, at 1,529 hours per worker against 1,523 hours per worker in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. gdp per capita between Switzerland and United Kingdom?
- 6 hours per worker, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Kingdom?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Switzerland and United Kingdom rank globally for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 116th 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.