Türkiye vs United States of America: Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita
Türkiye
1,747 hours per worker
in 2023
United States of America
1,789 hours per worker
in 2023
Türkiye rank
88th
United States of America rank
86th
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita over time
- Türkiye
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 1,789 hours per worker against 1,747 hours per worker in Türkiye, a difference of 42 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Türkiye ahead.
Türkiye ranks 88th and United States of America ranks 86th of 130 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Türkiye averaged higher in 5 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Türkiye | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,032 hours per worker | 1,880 hours per worker | 151.14 hours per worker | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 1,898 hours per worker | 1,832 hours per worker | 66.93 hours per worker | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 1,889 hours per worker | 1,853 hours per worker | 36.19 hours per worker | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 1,926 hours per worker | 1,833 hours per worker | 92.56 hours per worker | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 1,811 hours per worker | 1,794 hours per worker | 17.37 hours per worker | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 1,703 hours per worker | 1,786 hours per worker | 83.45 hours per worker | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours vs. gdp per capita, Türkiye or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 1,789 hours per worker against 1,747 hours per worker in Türkiye as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. gdp per capita between Türkiye and United States of America?
- 42 hours per worker, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Türkiye and United States of America?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Türkiye and United States of America rank globally for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita?
- Türkiye ranks 88th and United States of America 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.