Portugal vs Turkey: Annual working hours vs. productivity
Portugal
1,735 hours per worker
in 2023
Turkey
1,747 hours per worker
in 2023
Portugal rank
89th
Turkey rank
88th
Annual working hours vs. productivity over time
- Portugal
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1,747 hours per worker against 1,735 hours per worker in Portugal, a difference of 12 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Turkey ahead.
Portugal ranks 89th and Turkey ranks 88th of 129 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,486 hours per worker | 2,032 hours per worker | 545.58 hours per worker | Turkey |
| 1980s | 1,663 hours per worker | 1,898 hours per worker | 235.94 hours per worker | Turkey |
| 1990s | 1,729 hours per worker | 1,889 hours per worker | 160 hours per worker | Turkey |
| 2000s | 1,759 hours per worker | 1,926 hours per worker | 166.72 hours per worker | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1,731 hours per worker | 1,811 hours per worker | 79.77 hours per worker | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1,692 hours per worker | 1,703 hours per worker | 11.18 hours per worker | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours vs. productivity, Portugal or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 1,747 hours per worker against 1,735 hours per worker in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. productivity between Portugal and Turkey?
- 12 hours per worker, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Turkey?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Turkey rank globally for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Portugal ranks 89th and Turkey ranks 88th 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.