Italy vs Portugal: Annual working hours vs. productivity
Italy
1,701 hours per worker
in 2023
Portugal
1,735 hours per worker
in 2023
Italy rank
92nd
Portugal rank
89th
Annual working hours vs. productivity over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1,735 hours per worker against 1,701 hours per worker in Italy, a difference of 34 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 92nd and Portugal ranks 89th of 129 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,102 hours per worker | 1,745 hours per worker | 356.93 hours per worker | Italy |
| 1960s | 2,054 hours per worker | 1,571 hours per worker | 483.58 hours per worker | Italy |
| 1970s | 1,897 hours per worker | 1,486 hours per worker | 410.84 hours per worker | Italy |
| 1980s | 1,840 hours per worker | 1,663 hours per worker | 177.5 hours per worker | Italy |
| 1990s | 1,834 hours per worker | 1,729 hours per worker | 105.22 hours per worker | Italy |
| 2000s | 1,788 hours per worker | 1,759 hours per worker | 29.21 hours per worker | Italy |
| 2010s | 1,700 hours per worker | 1,731 hours per worker | 31.51 hours per worker | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1,640 hours per worker | 1,692 hours per worker | 51.72 hours per worker | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours vs. productivity, Italy or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1,735 hours per worker against 1,701 hours per worker in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. productivity between Italy and Portugal?
- 34 hours per worker, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Italy ranks 92nd and Portugal ranks 89th of 129 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) β 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.