Croatia vs Sweden: Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to
Croatia
21 Hours per week
in 2025
Sweden
24 Hours per week
in 2025
Croatia rank
2nd
Sweden rank
4th
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to over time
- Croatia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 24 Hours per week against 21 Hours per week in Croatia, a difference of 3 Hours per week.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Sweden ahead.
Croatia ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 4th of 3 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.86 Hours per week | 24 Hours per week | 2.14 Hours per week | Sweden |
| 2020s | 23.5 Hours per week | 24.17 Hours per week | 0.6667 Hours per week | Sweden |
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, Croatia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 24 Hours per week against 21 Hours per week in Croatia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to between Croatia and Sweden?
- 3 Hours per week, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Sweden?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Sweden rank globally for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to?
- Croatia ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 4th of 3 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.