What country has the longest working hours?

OECD ranking

Rank	Country	Hours
1	Mexico	2,146
2	South Korea	2,070
3	Greece	2,035
4	Chile	1,970

Which European country works the most hours?

Among the EU Member States, Greece (41.8 hours) recorded the longest average working week in 2020, and the Netherlands (30.3 hours) the shortest.

Why do Americans work so many hours compared to Europeans?

One theory is that Americans work longer hours because their additional effort is more likely to pay off. “Americans are indeed richer than Europeans, and one reason why is because of taxes that depress the incentives to work in Europe,” said Lee Ohanian, an economist at the University of California-Los Angeles.

Which country is the most productive in the world?

The world’s most productive countries: Ranked

Position	Country	Productivity per person, per hour
1	Luxembourg	$84.77
2	Ireland	$49.95
3	Norway	$49.67
4	Switzerland	$47.01

What is the laziest country in the world?

Overall, there were only four counties in the world where more than 50 percent of the population did not get enough exercise: Kuwait, Iraq, American Samoa, and Saudi Arabia. So these four countries are effectively the “laziest” in the world.

Who works the least in Europe?

In contrast, Germany (34.3 hours), Denmark (32.7 hours) and the Netherlands (29.5 hours) had the shortest average working weeks for employees in the EU. Finally, the contributing family workers showed the shortest usual working week in the EU, with 33.9 hours.

How do Americans compare with Europeans on average?

Compared with Europeans, Americans are more likely to be employed and more likely to work longer hours–employed Americans put in about three hours more per week than employed Frenchmen. Most important, Americans take fewer (and shorter) vacations. The average American takes off less than six weeks a year; the average Frenchman almost 12.

How much vacation time do US workers get compared to Europeans?

Meanwhile, U.S. workers—who receive about 15 days off per year—also get less vacation time than their European counterparts, who get about 30, according to a 2015 survey from Expedia.com.

How many hours does the average American work per week?

This article is more than 10 years old. The average American works 25 hours a week; the average Frenchman 18; the average Italian a bit more than 16 and a half. Even the hardest-working Europeans–the British, who put in an average of 21 and half hours–are far more laid-back than their American cousins.

How many hours do French people work a year?

For instance, in 2015, the French worked an average of 1,482 hours a year, while American workers worked about 1,790 hours, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).