How the numbers were computed

For the story Who works the longest week in the EU.

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 and for the EU, men minus women. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

28 values, one per country lfsa_ewhan2:A.TOTAL.EMP.FT.Y20-64.M.HR.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2
28 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 and for the EU, self-employed minus employees. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

28 values, one per country lfsa_ewhan2:A.TOTAL.SAL.FT.Y20-64.T.HR.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r4
28 values, one per country lfsa_ewhan2:A.TOTAL.SELF.FT.Y20-64.T.HR.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r5