Latvia vs Slovakia: Annual working hours vs. productivity
Latvia
1,625 hours per worker
in 2023
Slovakia
1,621 hours per worker
in 2023
Latvia rank
100th
Slovakia rank
101st
Annual working hours vs. productivity over time
- Latvia
- Slovakia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1,625 hours per worker against 1,621 hours per worker in Slovakia, a difference of 4 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 100th and Slovakia ranks 101st of 129 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Slovakia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,863 hours per worker | 1,828 hours per worker | 34.92 hours per worker | Latvia |
| 2000s | 1,814 hours per worker | 1,772 hours per worker | 42.14 hours per worker | Latvia |
| 2010s | 1,677 hours per worker | 1,752 hours per worker | 75.12 hours per worker | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 1,606 hours per worker | 1,596 hours per worker | 9.73 hours per worker | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours vs. productivity, Latvia or Slovakia?
- Latvia, at 1,625 hours per worker against 1,621 hours per worker in Slovakia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. productivity between Latvia and Slovakia?
- 4 hours per worker, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Slovakia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Slovakia rank globally for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Latvia ranks 100th and Slovakia ranks 101st 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.