Iceland vs Sweden: Annual working hours vs. productivity

Iceland

1,452 hours per worker

in 2023

Sweden

1,432 hours per worker

in 2023

Iceland rank

122nd

Sweden rank

125th

Annual working hours vs. productivity over time

Iceland currently reports 1,452 hours per worker against 1,432 hours per worker in Sweden, a difference of 20.49 hours per worker.

Across all 60 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Globally, Iceland ranks 122nd and Sweden ranks 125th 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.