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Hours of work vs. GDP per capita, 1870 to 2000

Hours of work are weekly hours of full-time production workers in non-agricultural activities. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and price differences across
countries.

GDP per capita$10,000$1,809$5,000$20,000WeeklyhoursofworkAustraliaAustraliaItalyItalySpainSpainEuropeNorth AmericaOceania18702000

Source: Huberman & Minns (2007), Maddison Project Database 2020 (Bolt and van Zanden (2020))