Iceland vs Netherlands: Annual working hours vs. productivity

Iceland

1,452 hours per worker

in 2023

Netherlands

1,439 hours per worker

in 2023

Iceland rank

122nd

Netherlands rank

123rd

Annual working hours vs. productivity over time

Iceland currently reports 1,452 hours per worker against 1,439 hours per worker in Netherlands, a difference of 13.25 hours per worker.

Across all 59 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Globally, Iceland ranks 122nd and Netherlands ranks 123rd of 129 countries.

Indicator: Annual working hours vs. productivity
Unit: hours per worker
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 129 places, 4,891 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.