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Top 10 Countries where Project Managers Work the Most (and Least)

Do people in Europe spend less number of hours on the job vs people of other continents?

We wanted to look at the number of hours project management professionals spend in the office. So we took the PMI Salary Survey report and crunched the numbers to uncover the countries where project managers are putting in the longest hours as well as the countries where they are putting the least number of hours.

While you can check out the video for more insights and details, here’s the list,

Top 10 Countries with Highest Mean Work Hours per Week

  • Mexico – 48.7
  • Saudi Arabia – 48.9
  • Pakistan – 49
  • Malaysia – 49.1
  • Indonesia – 49.3 / South Africa – 49.3
  • Egypt – 49.5
  • Columbia – 49.6 / India – 49.6
  • Peru – 49.7 / Singapore – 49.7
  • UAE – 50
  • Qatar – 50.4

Top 10 Countries with Lowest Mean Work Hours per Week

  • Belgium – 46
  • China – 45.8 / Spain – 45.8
  • Australia – 45.7 / Ireland – 45.7
  • UK – 45.6
  • Germany – 45.2
  • France – 45.1
  • Poland – 44.9
  • Canada – 44.7 / Netherlands – 44.7
  • New Zealand – 44.4
  • Sweden – 43.2

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