Czechia vs United States: Annual working hours vs. productivity
Czechia
1,774 hours per worker
in 2023
United States
1,789 hours per worker
in 2023
Czechia rank
87th
United States rank
86th
Annual working hours vs. productivity over time
- Czechia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1,789 hours per worker against 1,774 hours per worker in Czechia, a difference of 15 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 87th and United States ranks 86th of 129 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,849 hours per worker | 1,864 hours per worker | 14.86 hours per worker | United States |
| 2000s | 1,808 hours per worker | 1,833 hours per worker | 24.55 hours per worker | United States |
| 2010s | 1,778 hours per worker | 1,794 hours per worker | 16.05 hours per worker | United States |
| 2020s | 1,737 hours per worker | 1,786 hours per worker | 49.27 hours per worker | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours vs. productivity, Czechia or United States?
- United States, at 1,789 hours per worker against 1,774 hours per worker in Czechia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. productivity between Czechia and United States?
- 15 hours per worker, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and United States?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Czechia and United States rank globally for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Czechia ranks 87th and United States ranks 86th 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
This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.