The map above shows the 10 most overworked countries in the World based on Average annual hours worked by employees in 2023.
One big country missing from the list is the United States (and even more notably China).
The reason for the omission of China is that the data comes from the OECD.
Here is their list:
| Country | Hours per year per person | Number of 8 Hour Work Days |
|---|---|---|
| Peru | 2252 | 281.50 |
| Mexico | 2207 | 275.88 |
| Costa Rica | 2170.5 | 271.31 |
| Chile | 1953 | 244.13 |
| Greece | 1897 | 237.13 |
| Israel | 1880 | 235.00 |
| South Korea | 1872 | 234.00 |
| Canada | 1865 | 233.13 |
| Croatia | 1837 | 229.63 |
| Malta | 1835 | 229.38 |
| Romania | 1826 | 228.25 |
| Poland | 1803 | 225.38 |
| United States | 1799 | 224.88 |
| Czechia | 1766 | 220.75 |
| New Zealand | 1751 | 218.88 |
| Estonia | 1742 | 217.75 |
| OECD | 1742 | 217.75 |
| Italy | 1734 | 216.75 |
| Hungary | 1679 | 209.88 |
| Australia | 1651 | 206.38 |
| Lithuania | 1641 | 205.13 |
| Ireland | 1633 | 204.13 |
| Spain | 1632.3 | 204.04 |
| Portugal | 1631 | 203.88 |
| Slovak Rep. | 1631 | 203.88 |
| Bulgaria | 1618 | 202.25 |
| Slovenia | 1616 | 202.00 |
| Japan | 1611 | 201.38 |
| Latvia | 1548 | 193.50 |
| United Kingdom | 1524 | 190.50 |
| France | 1500 | 187.50 |
| Finland | 1499 | 187.38 |
| Luxembourg | 1462 | 182.75 |
| Iceland | 1448 | 181.00 |
| Sweden | 1437 | 179.63 |
| Austria | 1435 | 179.38 |
| Norway | 1418 | 177.25 |
| Netherlands | 1413 | 176.63 |
| Denmark | 1380 | 172.50 |
| Germany | 1342.6 | 167.83 |
And in case you’re wondering Statista estimates Chinese workers work 2,532.4 hours per year.
As for for the US, they aren’t really the hardest workers at least in the OECD.
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