Portugal vs Spain: Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to
Portugal
20 Hours per week
in 2025
Spain
21 Hours per week
in 2025
Portugal rank
10th
Spain rank
9th
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 21 Hours per week against 20 Hours per week in Portugal, a difference of 1 Hours per week.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 10th and Spain ranks 9th of 31 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20 Hours per week | 19.11 Hours per week | 0.8889 Hours per week | Portugal |
| 2010s | 20.1 Hours per week | 18.1 Hours per week | 2 Hours per week | Portugal |
| 2020s | 23.17 Hours per week | 21.17 Hours per week | 2 Hours per week | Portugal |
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, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at 21 Hours per week against 20 Hours per week in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to between Portugal and Spain?
- 1 Hours per week, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to?
- Portugal 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.