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Long Work Hours by Country

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

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

Top country

Mexico

Lowest country

Latvia

Source

OECD How's Life / Well-Being

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What It Measures

Share of employees working very long hours, from OECD How's Life / Well-Being.

At a Glance

World average

6.47

Middle country

4.06

Low end

0.49

High end

25.91

Countries

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Highest & Lowest Long Work Hours

Highest Long Work Hours

#1Mexico25.91% of employees #2Turkey22.53% of employees #3Colombia18.63% of employees #4Costa Rica15.05% of employees #5New Zealand11.59% of employees #6Israel11.22% of employees #7Iceland10.51% of employees #8Australia10.17% of employees #9United Kingdom9.22% of employees #10United States9.17% of employees

Highest Long Work Hours
Rank	Country	Value
#1	Mexico	25.91% of employees
#2	Turkey	22.53% of employees
#3	Colombia	18.63% of employees
#4	Costa Rica	15.05% of employees
#5	New Zealand	11.59% of employees
#6	Israel	11.22% of employees
#7	Iceland	10.51% of employees
#8	Australia	10.17% of employees
#9	United Kingdom	9.22% of employees
#10	United States	9.17% of employees

Lowest Long Work Hours

#36Latvia0.49% of employees #35Lithuania1.17% of employees #34Hungary1.61% of employees #33Estonia1.96% of employees #32Netherlands1.97% of employees #31Spain2.30% of employees #30Finland2.49% of employees #29Denmark2.71% of employees #28Slovakia2.89% of employees #27Slovenia2.89% of employees

Lowest Long Work Hours
Rank	Country	Value
#36	Latvia	0.49% of employees
#35	Lithuania	1.17% of employees
#34	Hungary	1.61% of employees
#33	Estonia	1.96% of employees
#32	Netherlands	1.97% of employees
#31	Spain	2.30% of employees
#30	Finland	2.49% of employees
#29	Denmark	2.71% of employees
#28	Slovakia	2.89% of employees
#27	Slovenia	2.89% of employees

Worth a Double Take

Biggest ranking jump: #2 Turkey is 3.90% of employees higher than #3 Colombia (22.53% of employees vs 18.63% of employees).

Another sharp ranking jump: #3 Colombia is 3.58% of employees higher than #4 Costa Rica (18.63% of employees vs 15.05% of employees).

Another sharp ranking jump: #4 Costa Rica is 3.46% of employees higher than #5 New Zealand (15.05% of employees vs 11.59% of employees).

Long-Term Unemployment Low-Wage Workers Average Weekly Work Hours Disposable Income per Capita Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

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Long Work Hours by Country

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

Top country

Mexico

Lowest country

Latvia

Source

OECD How's Life / Well-Being

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What It Measures

Share of employees working very long hours, from OECD How's Life / Well-Being.

At a Glance

World average

6.47

Middle country

4.06

Low end

0.49

High end

25.91

Countries

Data source

OECD How's Life / Well-Being

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Color spread

8 active bands · busiest band: 7 countries

36/249 countries mapped

< 2%5 countries

2% – 3%7 countries

3% – 4%6 countries

4% – 5%2 countries

5% – 6%5 countries

6% – 10%3 countries

10% – 15%4 countries

15%+4 countries

No data · 213 countries

Highest & Lowest Long Work Hours

Highest Long Work Hours

Highest Long Work Hours
Rank	Country	Value
#1	Mexico	25.91% of employees
#2	Turkey	22.53% of employees
#3	Colombia	18.63% of employees
#4	Costa Rica	15.05% of employees
#5	New Zealand	11.59% of employees
#6	Israel	11.22% of employees
#7	Iceland	10.51% of employees
#8	Australia	10.17% of employees
#9	United Kingdom	9.22% of employees
#10	United States	9.17% of employees

Lowest Long Work Hours

Lowest Long Work Hours
Rank	Country	Value
#36	Latvia	0.49% of employees
#35	Lithuania	1.17% of employees
#34	Hungary	1.61% of employees
#33	Estonia	1.96% of employees
#32	Netherlands	1.97% of employees
#31	Spain	2.30% of employees
#30	Finland	2.49% of employees
#29	Denmark	2.71% of employees
#28	Slovakia	2.89% of employees
#27	Slovenia	2.89% of employees

Global Distribution

Number of countries in each value range

Worth a Double Take

Biggest ranking jump: #2 Turkey is 3.90% of employees higher than #3 Colombia (22.53% of employees vs 18.63% of employees).

Another sharp ranking jump: #3 Colombia is 3.58% of employees higher than #4 Costa Rica (18.63% of employees vs 15.05% of employees).

Another sharp ranking jump: #4 Costa Rica is 3.46% of employees higher than #5 New Zealand (15.05% of employees vs 11.59% of employees).

Long-Term Unemployment Low-Wage Workers Average Weekly Work Hours Disposable Income per Capita Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

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Range	Countries
0.49 – 3	7
3 – 5	13
5 – 7	5
7 – 9	1
9 – 11	4
11 – 13	2
13 – 15	1
15 – 17	0
17 – 20	1
20 – 22	0
22 – 24	1
24 – 27	1

Range	Countries
0.49 – 3	7
3 – 5	13
5 – 7	5
7 – 9	1
9 – 11	4
11 – 13	2
13 – 15	1
15 – 17	0
17 – 20	1
20 – 22	0
22 – 24	1
24 – 27	1

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