Canada vs Portugal: Long usual weekly working hours — Employment
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment over time
- Canada
- Portugal
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1,187 Persons against 456.75 Persons in Portugal, a difference of 730.25 Persons.
That makes Canada's figure about 2.6 times Portugal's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 16th and Portugal ranks 19th of 40 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,452 Persons | 773.72 Persons | 678.55 Persons | Canada |
| 1990s | 1,591 Persons | 722.31 Persons | 868.64 Persons | Canada |
| 2000s | 1,464 Persons | 524.65 Persons | 938.92 Persons | Canada |
| 2010s | 1,390 Persons | 483.18 Persons | 907.02 Persons | Canada |
| 2020s | 1,230 Persons | 438.27 Persons | 791.95 Persons | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long usual weekly working hours — employment, Canada or Portugal?
- Canada, at 1,187 Persons against 456.75 Persons in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long usual weekly working hours — employment between Canada and Portugal?
- 730.25 Persons, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Portugal?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Portugal rank globally for long usual weekly working hours — employment?
- Canada ranks 16th and Portugal ranks 19th of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Long usual weekly working hours — Employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on employment by long hour bands (50 and over, 60 and over) for usual weekly hours worked in the main job. Actual hours of work instead of usual hours of work are only available in some countries (Japan and Korea). Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and age groups. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.