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Job Strain by Country

Name: Job Strain by Country
Creator: OECD How's Life / Well-Being
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

35 countries • Percentage of employees • OECD How's Life / Well-Being

Top country

Greece

Lowest country

Norway

Source

OECD How's Life / Well-Being

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What It Measures

Share of employees whose job demands outweigh available job resources, from OECD How's Life / Well-Being.

At a Glance

World average

27.97

Middle country

28.22

Low end

13.83

High end

47.937

Countries

Data source

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Highest & Lowest Job Strain

Highest Job Strain

#1Greece47.94% of employees #2Turkey42.94% of employees #3South Korea38.69% of employees #4Hungary36.41% of employees #5Spain35.01% of employees #6Portugal33.24% of employees #7Slovakia32.05% of employees #8Slovenia31.83% of employees #9Japan31.16% of employees #10Lithuania30.77% of employees

Highest Job Strain
Rank	Country	Value
#1	Greece	47.94% of employees
#2	Turkey	42.94% of employees
#3	South Korea	38.69% of employees
#4	Hungary	36.41% of employees
#5	Spain	35.01% of employees
#6	Portugal	33.24% of employees
#7	Slovakia	32.05% of employees
#8	Slovenia	31.83% of employees
#9	Japan	31.16% of employees
#10	Lithuania	30.77% of employees

Lowest Job Strain

#35Norway13.83% of employees #34Finland16.34% of employees #33Denmark18.19% of employees #32United Kingdom20.7% of employees #31New Zealand21.64% of employees #30Estonia23% of employees #29Luxembourg23.06% of employees #28Netherlands23.37% of employees #27Sweden23.56% of employees #26Iceland23.81% of employees

Lowest Job Strain
Rank	Country	Value
#35	Norway	13.83% of employees
#34	Finland	16.34% of employees
#33	Denmark	18.19% of employees
#32	United Kingdom	20.7% of employees
#31	New Zealand	21.64% of employees
#30	Estonia	23% of employees
#29	Luxembourg	23.06% of employees
#28	Netherlands	23.37% of employees
#27	Sweden	23.56% of employees
#26	Iceland	23.81% of employees

Worth a Double Take

Biggest ranking jump: #1 Greece is 5.00% of employees higher than #2 Turkey (47.94% of employees vs 42.94% of employees).

Another sharp ranking jump: #2 Turkey is 4.25% of employees higher than #3 South Korea (42.94% of employees vs 38.69% of employees).

Another sharp ranking jump: #32 United Kingdom is 2.51% of employees higher than #33 Denmark (20.7% of employees vs 18.19% of employees).

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Job Strain by Country

35 countries • Percentage of employees • OECD How's Life / Well-Being

Top country

Greece

Lowest country

Norway

Source

OECD How's Life / Well-Being

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What It Measures

Share of employees whose job demands outweigh available job resources, from OECD How's Life / Well-Being.

At a Glance

World average

27.97

Middle country

28.22

Low end

13.83

High end

47.937

Countries

Data source

OECD How's Life / Well-Being

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Color spread

5 active bands · busiest band: 11 countries

35/249 countries mapped

< 20%3 countries

20% – 25%8 countries

25% – 30%11 countries

30% – 35%8 countries

35%+5 countries

No data · 214 countries

Highest & Lowest Job Strain

Highest Job Strain

Highest Job Strain
Rank	Country	Value
#1	Greece	47.94% of employees
#2	Turkey	42.94% of employees
#3	South Korea	38.69% of employees
#4	Hungary	36.41% of employees
#5	Spain	35.01% of employees
#6	Portugal	33.24% of employees
#7	Slovakia	32.05% of employees
#8	Slovenia	31.83% of employees
#9	Japan	31.16% of employees
#10	Lithuania	30.77% of employees

Lowest Job Strain

Lowest Job Strain
Rank	Country	Value
#35	Norway	13.83% of employees
#34	Finland	16.34% of employees
#33	Denmark	18.19% of employees
#32	United Kingdom	20.7% of employees
#31	New Zealand	21.64% of employees
#30	Estonia	23% of employees
#29	Luxembourg	23.06% of employees
#28	Netherlands	23.37% of employees
#27	Sweden	23.56% of employees
#26	Iceland	23.81% of employees

Global Distribution

Number of countries in each value range

Worth a Double Take

Biggest ranking jump: #1 Greece is 5.00% of employees higher than #2 Turkey (47.94% of employees vs 42.94% of employees).

Another sharp ranking jump: #2 Turkey is 4.25% of employees higher than #3 South Korea (42.94% of employees vs 38.69% of employees).

Another sharp ranking jump: #32 United Kingdom is 2.51% of employees higher than #33 Denmark (20.7% of employees vs 18.19% of employees).

Disposable Income per Capita Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)Poverty Rate Financial Hardship Employment Rate

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Range	Countries
14 – 17	2
17 – 20	1
20 – 22	2
22 – 25	7
25 – 28	5
28 – 31	9
31 – 34	4
34 – 37	2
37 – 39	1
39 – 42	0
42 – 45	1
45 – 49	1

Range	Countries
14 – 17	2
17 – 20	1
20 – 22	2
22 – 25	7
25 – 28	5
28 – 31	9
31 – 34	4
34 – 37	2
37 – 39	1
39 – 42	0
42 – 45	1
45 – 49	1

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