Croatia vs United States: Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits
Croatia
21 Hours per week
in 2025
United States
24 Hours per week
in 2025
Croatia rank
2nd
United States rank
4th
Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits over time
- Croatia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 24 Hours per week against 21 Hours per week in Croatia, a difference of 3 Hours per week.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was United States ahead.
Croatia ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 3 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.86 Hours per week | 22.14 Hours per week | 0.2857 Hours per week | United States |
| 2020s | 23.5 Hours per week | 24.33 Hours per week | 0.8333 Hours per week | United States |
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 United States?
- United States, 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 United States?
- 3 Hours per week, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and United States?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and United States rank globally for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to?
- Croatia ranks 2nd and United States 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.