Portugal vs Spain: Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional

Portugal
39 Hour
in 2008
Spain
38.9 Hour
in 2008
Portugal rank
21st
Spain rank
23rd

Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional over time

  • Portugal
  • Spain
010203040199820032008

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 39 Hour against 38.9 Hour in Spain, a difference of 0.1 Hour.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Spain ahead.

Portugal ranks 21st and Spain ranks 23rd of 40 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 39.8 Hour 40.3 Hour 0.5 Hour Spain
2000s 39.14 Hour 39.57 Hour 0.4222 Hour Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional, Portugal or Spain?
Portugal, at 39 Hour against 38.9 Hour in Spain as of 2008.
What is the difference in average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional between Portugal and Spain?
0.1 Hour, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
11 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2008.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional?
Portugal ranks 21st and Spain ranks 23rd of 40 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional status, full-time/part-time employment and economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1998-2008) - quarterly data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Portugal vs Spain: Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/average-usual-weekly-hours-worked-in-the-main-job-by-professional-status-full-time-part-3/portugal/spain/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/average-usual-weekly-hours-worked-in-the-main-job-by-professional-status-full-time-part-3/portugal/spain/">Portugal vs Spain: Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional status, full-time/part-time employment and economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1998-2008) - quarterly data
Unit
Hour
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 433 data points, 1998–2008
Last refreshed