Argentina vs Slovakia: Annual working hours vs. productivity

Argentina
1,612 hours per worker
in 2023
Slovakia
1,621 hours per worker
in 2023
Argentina rank
103rd
Slovakia rank
101st

Annual working hours vs. productivity over time

  • Argentina
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 1,621 hours per worker against 1,612 hours per worker in Argentina, a difference of 9 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 103rd and Slovakia ranks 101st of 129 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Slovakia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Slovakia Difference Ahead
1990s 1,870 hours per worker 1,828 hours per worker 41.74 hours per worker Argentina
2000s 1,772 hours per worker 1,772 hours per worker 0.2 hours per worker Slovakia
2010s 1,694 hours per worker 1,752 hours per worker 58.5 hours per worker Slovakia
2020s 1,570 hours per worker 1,596 hours per worker 25.85 hours per worker Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours vs. productivity, Argentina or Slovakia?
Slovakia, at 1,621 hours per worker against 1,612 hours per worker in Argentina as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours vs. productivity between Argentina and Slovakia?
9 hours per worker, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Slovakia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Slovakia rank globally for annual working hours vs. productivity?
Argentina ranks 103rd and Slovakia ranks 101st of 129 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual working hours vs. productivity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual working hours vs. productivity
Unit
hours per worker
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
129 places, 4,891 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.