How the numbers were computed
For the story Who works the longest week.
Every number in the story is a Eurostat value or is computed from Eurostat values. Each value is named by dataset, Eurostat key and period; each request is kept as received.
The ranking
Ranks
Rank by value, highest first; equal values share a rank and the next rank is skipped: Cyprus, Latvia and Malta, at 39.1 hours each, are all 5th, and Austria is 8th.
- 27 values, one per country
lfsa_ewhan2:A.TOTAL.EMP.FT.Y20-64.T.HR.<geo>@2025(<geo> is the country code) · request r1
3.5 hours
Highest value − lowest value, in hours: 40.6 − 37.1 = 3.5. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.
- 40.6: Greece, 2025
lfsa_ewhan2:A.TOTAL.EMP.FT.Y20-64.T.HR.EL@2025· request r1 - 37.1: Finland, 2025
lfsa_ewhan2:A.TOTAL.EMP.FT.Y20-64.T.HR.FI@2025· request r1
27 / 27
EU countries with a value for 2025: all 27 of the 27 EU member states.
- 27 values, one per country
lfsa_ewhan2:A.TOTAL.EMP.FT.Y20-64.T.HR.<geo>@2025(<geo> is the country code) · request r1
Women and men
Ranks, women
Rank by value, highest first; equal values share a rank and the next rank is skipped: Latvia and Poland, at 38.9 hours each, are both 3rd, and Bulgaria is 5th.
- 27 values, one per country
lfsa_ewhan2:A.TOTAL.EMP.FT.Y20-64.F.HR.<geo>@2025(<geo> is the country code) · request r3
4.2 hours
Highest value − lowest value, in hours: 39.2 − 35.0 = 4.2. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.
- 39.2: Slovenia, 2025
lfsa_ewhan2:A.TOTAL.EMP.FT.Y20-64.F.HR.SI@2025· request r3 - 35.0: Netherlands, 2025
lfsa_ewhan2:A.TOTAL.EMP.FT.Y20-64.F.HR.NL@2025· request r3
Ranks, men
Rank by value, highest first; equal values share a rank and the next rank is skipped: Lithuania and Portugal, at 39.7 hours each, are both 6th, and Czechia is 8th.
- 27 values, one per country
lfsa_ewhan2:A.TOTAL.EMP.FT.Y20-64.M.HR.<geo>@2025(<geo> is the country code) · request r2
3.4 hours
Highest value − lowest value, in hours: 41.8 − 38.4 = 3.4. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.
- 41.8: Greece, 2025
lfsa_ewhan2:A.TOTAL.EMP.FT.Y20-64.M.HR.EL@2025· request r2 - 38.4: Finland, 2025
lfsa_ewhan2:A.TOTAL.EMP.FT.Y20-64.M.HR.FI@2025· request r2 - 38.4: Netherlands, 2025
lfsa_ewhan2:A.TOTAL.EMP.FT.Y20-64.M.HR.NL@2025· request r2
Differences, men − women
Per country, men minus women. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.
- 27 values, one per country
lfsa_ewhan2:A.TOTAL.EMP.FT.Y20-64.M.HR.<geo>@2025(<geo> is the country code) · request r2 - 27 values, one per country
lfsa_ewhan2:A.TOTAL.EMP.FT.Y20-64.F.HR.<geo>@2025(<geo> is the country code) · request r3
Employees and the self-employed
Ranks, employees
Rank by value, highest first; equal values share a rank and the next rank is skipped: Cyprus and Poland, at 39.0 hours each, are both 4th, and Bulgaria is 6th.
- 27 values, one per country
lfsa_ewhan2:A.TOTAL.SAL.FT.Y20-64.T.HR.<geo>@2025(<geo> is the country code) · request r4
3.1 hours
Highest value − lowest value, in hours: 39.4 − 36.3 = 3.1. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.
- 39.4: Lithuania, 2025
lfsa_ewhan2:A.TOTAL.SAL.FT.Y20-64.T.HR.LT@2025· request r4 - 36.3: Belgium, 2025
lfsa_ewhan2:A.TOTAL.SAL.FT.Y20-64.T.HR.BE@2025· request r4
Ranks, self-employed
Rank by value, highest first; equal values share a rank and the next rank is skipped: France and Ireland, at 45.0 hours each, are both 4th, and Spain is 6th.
- 27 values, one per country
lfsa_ewhan2:A.TOTAL.SELF.FT.Y20-64.T.HR.<geo>@2025(<geo> is the country code) · request r5
7.1 hours
Highest value − lowest value, in hours: 46.1 − 39.0 = 7.1. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.
- 46.1: Greece, 2025
lfsa_ewhan2:A.TOTAL.SELF.FT.Y20-64.T.HR.EL@2025· request r5 - 39.0: Hungary, 2025
lfsa_ewhan2:A.TOTAL.SELF.FT.Y20-64.T.HR.HU@2025· request r5 - 39.0: Latvia, 2025
lfsa_ewhan2:A.TOTAL.SELF.FT.Y20-64.T.HR.LV@2025· request r5
Differences, self-employed − employees
Per country, self-employed minus employees. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.
- 27 values, one per country
lfsa_ewhan2:A.TOTAL.SAL.FT.Y20-64.T.HR.<geo>@2025(<geo> is the country code) · request r4 - 27 values, one per country
lfsa_ewhan2:A.TOTAL.SELF.FT.Y20-64.T.HR.<geo>@2025(<geo> is the country code) · request r5
Requests
- r1: Eurostat API query · retrieved 2026-10-27 · data updated 2026-09-10 · fingerprint:
0aa38ef924b5971d… - r2: Eurostat API query · retrieved 2026-10-27 · data updated 2026-09-10 · fingerprint:
894c30a5c23fc1f4… - r3: Eurostat API query · retrieved 2026-10-27 · data updated 2026-09-10 · fingerprint:
c30042f761f7c99f… - r4: Eurostat API query · retrieved 2026-10-27 · data updated 2026-09-10 · fingerprint:
1b7986d30b4ff620… - r5: Eurostat API query · retrieved 2026-10-27 · data updated 2026-09-10 · fingerprint:
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