This is an infographic titled "ANNUAL WORKING HOURS PER PERSON," which ranks various countries by the average number of hours worked per person per year.
The main part of the graphic is a horizontal bar chart. Each bar represents a country, and the length of the bar corresponds to the number of annual working hours. The countries are listed vertically on the left side, from the highest number of working hours at the top (Mexico) to the lowest at the bottom (Germany). Next to each country's name is a small icon of its national flag.
The chart provides two numbers for each country:
The estimated number of 8-hour workdays.
The total annual working hours.
The top-ranking country, Mexico, has 2,207 annual hours, while the bottom-ranking country, Germany, has 1,343 hours.
On the right side of the chart, there are a few additional pieces of information:
A text box highlights a specific fact about the U.S.: "The U.S. is the only advanced economy that doesn't guarantee paid holiday for workers."
Another text box mentions a benefit for employees in the EU: "Employees in the EU are entitled to at least 4 weeks paid holiday per year."
A small legend shows a color-coding for different regions: Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia + Oceania.
In the bottom-right corner, there is a note about the data source: "Calculated as the total # of hours actually worked per year, divided by the average # of people in employment, per year as of 2023. Source: OECD, Zippia."
Visual Capitalist shows us the number of hours people work in countries.
They did not include China with its notorious 9x9x6 culture. I wonder how many hours they arrive, and Latin America is leading the pack.
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