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Do other countries work 40 hours a week?

Standard working hours of countries worldwide are around 40 to 44 hours per week (but not everywhere: from 35 hours per week in France to up to 112 hours per week in North Korean labor camps) and the additional overtime payments are around 25% to 50% above the normal hourly payments.

How many weeks does an American work?

So how many hours does the typical American work per year? In 2015 (the last year for which this data is available), the average employee put in 38.7 hours a week and worked 46.8 weeks that year, according to a Pew analysis of Labor Department data.

How many hours a week does each country work?

Average Work Week By Country 2021

RankCountry2017 hrs/wk
1Mexico41.31
2Costa Rica41.90
3South Korea38.81
4Russia38.08

What countries have short work weeks?

At 29 hours, the Netherlands has the shortest work week in the world and a national employment average of 76%, according to an OECD study. With 29-hour work weeks, the Netherlands has the world’s shortest week for business professionals, according to an OECD study.

What is the hardest working race in the world?

Hardest Working Countries 2021

  • Costa Rica.
  • South Korea.
  • Russia.
  • Greece.
  • Chile.
  • Israel. In Israel, workers put in about 1,910.13 hours per year into their jobs.
  • Poland. The Polish work about 1,792 hours per year.
  • Czech Republic. Tied with Poland, workers in the Czech Republic work an average of 1,792 hours per year.

Which country is most hardworking?

1. Mexico. Mexico is the winner in the field of hard work, steadily ranking first on the list of the world’s most hardworking countries, with an average of 2148 hours per worker both in 2017 and 2018 and of 2137 in 2019.