Iraq vs United Kingdom: Annual working hours vs. productivity

Iraq

1,583 hours per worker

in 2023

United Kingdom

1,523 hours per worker

in 2023

Iraq rank

114th

United Kingdom rank

116th

Annual working hours vs. productivity over time

Iraq currently reports 1,583 hours per worker against 1,523 hours per worker in United Kingdom, a difference of 60.42 hours per worker.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Globally, Iraq ranks 114th and United Kingdom ranks 116th 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.