[Statista] The Countries With the Best/Worst Work-Life Balance

 

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WORK-LIFE BALANCE

The Countries With the Best Work-Life Balance

by Katharina Buchholz, Apr 28, 2022

 

People in Italy enjoy the best work-life balance, according to recent findings by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Unsurprisingly, the most important aspects for a healthy work-life balance is the amount of time people spend (not) at work, how many people work very long hours and how much time remains for leisure. The authors of the Better Life Index note that "evidence suggests that long work hours may impair personal health, jeopardise safety and increase stress."

Employed Italians had the most time for leisure and personal activities in the survey, while only 3 percent of employees in the country worked very long hours (50 or more hours a week). In comparison, 10.4 percent of American employees worked very long hours, causing the United States to rank much lower (29th out of 41 countries in the running).

The U.S. therefore appears on the chart covering the countries with the worst work-life balance, where it comes in 13th.

DESCRIPTION This chart shows the top ten countries ranked by quality of work-life balance in 2020.

References: Statista

https://www.statista.com/chart/12977/countries-with-the-best-work-life-balance/

 

요약

• OECD에 따르면 이탈리아 사람들은 일과 삶의 균형을 가장 잘 누리고 있는 것으로 나타남
• 긴 근무시간은 개인의 건강을 해치고 안전을 위협하며 스트레스트를 증가시킬 수 있다고 지적함
• 이탈리아 사람들은 여가 및 개인활동에 가장 많은 시간을 보냈으며 3%만이 긴 시간(주당 50 시간 이상) 일하는 것으로 나타남
• 미국 사람들은 10.4%는 오랜 시간 일하는 것으로 나타났으며, 41개국 중 29위를 기록하며 13위인 훨씬 낮은 순위를 기록함

 

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Topics›Demography›
WORK-LIFE BALANCE

Countries With the Worst Work-Life Balance

by Katharina Buchholz, Apr 28, 2022

 

Mexicans are among those struggling most with their work-life balance, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Colombians' and Costa Ricans' lives aren't really in balance either. The United States and the United Kingdom also performed pretty poorly, coming in 13th and 14th out of all 38 OECD member countries (plus Russia, Brazil and South Africa) covered in the Better Life Index for 2020.

Cultures of overwork also led to undesirable results in South Korea and Japan.

The most important aspects of a healthy work-life balance are, unsurprisingly, the amount of time people spend (not) at work and the time used on leisure and personal pursuits. The authors of the Better Life Index note that "evidence suggests that long work hours may impair personal health, jeopardise safety and increase stress." Italians are the people who enjoy the best work-life balance.

DESCRIPTION This infographic shows the top 12 countries ranked by least quality of work-life balance in 2020.

References: Statista

https://www.statista.com/chart/12997/countries-with-the-worst-work-life-balance/

 

요약

• OECD에 따르면 멕시코인들은 일과 삶의 균형에서 가장 큰 어려움을 겪는 것으로 나타남
• 미국과 영국은 Better Life Index에서 13위와 14위를 기록하며 상당히 저조한 성과를 보임
• 과로 문화는 한국과 일본에서도 바람직하지 않은 결과를 낳았음
• 건강한 일과 삶의 균형의 가장 중요한 측면은 사람들이 직장에서 보내는 시간과 여가 및 개인활동에 사용되는 시간을 의미함