Annual Hours of Free Time and Income per Worker (2020) [Figure 3.2]
This dataset, presented as a scatter plot in Figure 3.2, illustrates the wide disparities in free time and income across various countries for the year 2020. Free time is calculated by subtracting the average annual working hours from the total hours in a year. While the data suggests a general trend where higher-income countries tend to have more free time, it also highlights striking differences. For instance, France has much more free time than South Korea despite similar income levels, and the US has a significantly higher income than Poland despite workers in both countries having similar amounts of free time.
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