Netherlands vs Uruguay: Annual working hours vs. productivity

Netherlands

1,439 hours per worker

in 2023

Uruguay

1,481 hours per worker

in 2023

Netherlands rank

123rd

Uruguay rank

120th

Annual working hours vs. productivity over time

Uruguay currently reports 1,481 hours per worker against 1,439 hours per worker in Netherlands, a difference of 42.39 hours per worker.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Globally, Netherlands ranks 123rd and Uruguay ranks 120th 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.