Canada vs OECD: Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to
Canada
20 Hours per week
in 2025
OECD
20 Hours per week
in 2025
Canada rank
10th
OECD rank
10th
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to over time
- Canada
- OECD
How they compare
Canada currently reports 20 Hours per week against 20 Hours per week in OECD, a difference of 0 Hours per week.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 10th and OECD ranks 10th of 31 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.56 Hours per week | 17.67 Hours per week | 1.89 Hours per week | Canada |
| 2010s | 20.3 Hours per week | 18.4 Hours per week | 1.9 Hours per week | Canada |
| 2020s | 20.5 Hours per week | 19.83 Hours per week | 0.6667 Hours per week | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to, Canada or OECD?
- Canada, at 20 Hours per week against 20 Hours per week in OECD as of 2025.
- What is the difference in hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to between Canada and OECD?
- 0 Hours per week, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and OECD?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Canada and OECD rank globally for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to?
- Canada ranks 10th and OECD ranks 10th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This indicator measures the working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.