Italy vs Spain: Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to
Italy
20 Hours per week
in 2025
Spain
21 Hours per week
in 2025
Italy rank
10th
Spain rank
9th
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 21 Hours per week against 20 Hours per week in Italy, a difference of 1 Hours per week.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 10th and Spain ranks 9th of 31 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.44 Hours per week | 19.11 Hours per week | 2.33 Hours per week | Italy |
| 2010s | 18.5 Hours per week | 18.1 Hours per week | 0.4 Hours per week | Italy |
| 2020s | 19.5 Hours per week | 21.17 Hours per week | 1.67 Hours per week | Spain |
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, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 21 Hours per week against 20 Hours per week in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to between Italy and Spain?
- 1 Hours per week, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to?
- Italy ranks 10th and Spain ranks 9th 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.