Countries Around the World Ranked by Average Hours Worked in a Week

COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD RANKED BY AVERAGE HOURS WORKED IN A WEEK AND THEIR COMPENSATION These statistics and rankings are based on the 37 most affluent countries in the world. AVERAGE HOURS WORKED PER WEEK (by country) 1 Colombia 49.8 1 Denmark Netherlands 37.2 2 Costa Rica В Мехiсо 4 Turkey 5 Chile 6 South Africa 7 Israel 8 Iceland 9 New Zealand 42.7 10 Brazil 48.6 37.3 48.5 3 Norway Belgium 5 France 6 Sweden 7 Finland 38 48.4 38.8 45.7 38.9 45 39 44.4 39.3 43.3 Germany 39.5 Italy 10 Spain 39.5 42.5 39.6 AVERAGE HOURS WORKED PER WEEK VS. AVERAGE SALARY PER WORKER AROUND THE WORLD 50 40 30 Average salary per worker (USD) $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 COUNTRIES WITH THE BEST HOURS-TO-SALARY RATIO O Average salary Average work week e Netherlands O $54,262 е 37.3 3 Denmark Norway O $55,253 37.2 O $50,956 е 38 O Belgium @ $52,080 е 38.8 O France a $44,510 Sweden 4 O $44,196 38.9 39 a Average salary per worker (USD) Percentage of employees working 50+ hours per week COUNTRY Average hours worked per week $53,349 $50,868 Australia 41.8 13.00% Austria 40.2 6.70% Belgium 38.8 $52,080 4.80% Brazil 42.5 $54,948 7.10% Chile 45.7 $27,125 9.70% Colombia 49.8 $43,034 26.60% $41,366 $26,962 Costa Rica 48.6 N/A Czech Republic 40.3 5.97% Denmark 37.2 $55,253 2.30% $26,898 $44,111 Estonia 40.2 2.40% + Finland 39.3 3.80% France 38.9 $44,510 7.70% $49,813 $26,671 $24,455 Germany 39.5 4.30% Greece 41.5 6.40% Hungary + Iceland O Ireland 40.3 3.00% 43.3 $66,504 15.10% $47,952 $37,655 39.7 5.30% Israel 44.4 15.50% ) Italy 39.5 $37,752 4.10% $25,586 $26,429 $65,449 $16,298 $54,262 $42,325 Latvia 40.2 1.30% Lithuania 40.1 0.50% Luxembourg 40 3.80% Mexico 48.5 28.70% Netherlands 37.3 0.40% New Zealand 42.7 15.10% + Norway 38 $50,956 2.90% Poland 40.9 $29,109 6.00% Portugal 40.7 $25,487 8.30% Slovakia 40.3 $25,357 4.10% Slovenia 40.6 $37,322 4.40% South Africa 45 $47,460 18.10% Spain 39.6 $38,761 4.00% Sweden 39 $44,196 1.10% Switzerland 40.5 $64,109 0.40% Turkey * United Kingdom 48.4 $48,577 32.60% 41.8 $44,770 12.20% United States 41.5 $63,093 11.10% PERCENTAGE OF EMPLOYEES WHO WORK 50+ HOURS PER WEEK 1 Turkey 2 Меxico 3 Colombia 4 South Africa 5 Israel 6 Iceland 7 New Zealand 8 Australia 9 United Kingdom 12.20% 10 United States 1 Switzerland 2 Netherlands 3 Lithuania 4 Sweden 5 Latvia 6 Denmark 32.60% 0.40% 28.70% 0.40% 26.60% 0.50% 18.10% 1.10% 15.50% 1.30% 15.10% 2.30% 7 Estonia 8 Norway 9 Hungary 10 Luxembourg 15.10% 2.40% 13.00% 2.90% 3.00% 11.10% 3.80% Sources: https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/average-work-week-by-country/ https://247walst.com/specialreport/2020/01/24/how-long+the-typical-wark- week-isaround-the-world/ https://www.averagesalarysurvey.com/turkey SmartAdvocate Average hours worked per week O DO540+20409–H=0003094 )O 5 D00000#4 TOP 104 FOl dOl (*) BOTTOM 10T BOTTOM 10F