Statistics.
We visualise how hard OECD member countries are working by taking a look at what their average number of working hours are per week and also their typical weekly wage. It is pretty clear that Mexicans have gotten the short end of the stick with the highest average working hours per week and the lowest weekly wage (check out our friends at Latinometrics for more data vizzes on Latin American markets!).
In fact, there does appear to be somewhat of a negative correlation where those countries that work the least number of hours actually tend to earn more. The highest earners are unsurprisingly made up of mainly western European nations that are more developed. It is also important to remember that these countries will also have different costs of living, for example while Luxembourg and Switzerland may have the highest salaries, these countries tend to be more expensive to live in.
