Japan vs Mexico: Annual working hours vs. productivity

Japan

1,654 hours per worker

in 2023

Mexico

1,629 hours per worker

in 2023

Japan rank

96th

Mexico rank

99th

Annual working hours vs. productivity over time

Japan currently reports 1,654 hours per worker against 1,629 hours per worker in Mexico, a difference of 25.03 hours per worker.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Globally, Japan ranks 96th and Mexico ranks 99th 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.