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Everyone likes to think they work harder than everyone else, but the latest OECD data may surprise some Europeans and Americans who expected to be at the top of the world's hard work list.

The latest data from the OECD sheds light on not just paid work, but also unpaid work such as cooking and other housework.

Notable absentees from the top 14 include Germany, France, and the UK.

#1 Mexico
Total minutes worked per day: 594
Total unpaid minutes worked per day: 253
Total paid minutes worked per day: 342

#2 Japan
Total minutes worked per day: 540
Total unpaid minutes worked per day: 164
Total paid minutes worked per day: 376

#3 Portugal
Total minutes worked per day: 528
Total unpaid minutes worked per day: 233
Total paid minutes worked per day: 295

#4 Canada
Total minutes worked per day: 517
Total unpaid minutes worked per day: 197
Total paid minutes worked per day: 320

#5 Estonia
Total minutes worked per day: 516
Total unpaid minutes worked per day: 232
Total paid minutes worked per day: 284

#6 Austria
Total minutes worked per day: 509
Total unpaid minutes worked per day: 203
Total paid minutes worked per day: 306

#7 China
Total minutes worked per day: 504
Total unpaid minutes worked per day: 164
Total paid minutes worked per day: 340

#8 New Zealand
Total minutes worked per day: 498
Total unpaid minutes worked per day: 227
Total paid minutes worked per day: 271

#9 USA
Total minutes worked per day: 496
Total unpaid minutes worked per day: 207
Total paid minutes worked per day: 289

#10 Slovenia
Total minutes worked per day: 495
Total unpaid minutes worked per day: 231
Total paid minutes worked per day: 265

#11 Sweden
Total minutes worked per day: 494
Total unpaid minutes worked per day: 213
Total paid minutes worked per day: 281

#12 Turkey
Total minutes worked per day: 489
Total unpaid minutes worked per day: 247
Total paid minutes worked per day: 242

#13 India
Total minutes worked per day: 486
Total unpaid minutes worked per day: 191
Total paid minutes worked per day: 295

#14 South Korea
Total minutes worked per day: 484
Total unpaid minutes worked per day: 136
Total paid minutes worked per day: 348

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-hardest-working-countries-in-the-world-2011-4

[Obama 2012]

where is Italy on that list? They get a lot of holidays...

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where is Italy on that list? They get a lot of holidays...

That list is a list of the 14 hardest working countries in the world. Italy didn't make the cut.

[Obama 2012]

That list is a list of the 14 hardest working countries in the world. Italy didn't make the cut.

Yeah, my guess is they'd be very close to the bottom of a full list.

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Yeah, my guess is they'd be very close to the bottom of a full list.

OECD has its list here and it includes Italy.

[Dakine10]

#4 Canada
Total minutes worked per day: 517
Total unpaid minutes worked per day: 197
Total paid minutes worked per day: 320

A lot of those unpaid minutes come from having to shovel snow 60 minutes a day for 9 months of the year.

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A lot of those unpaid minutes come from having to shovel snow 60 minutes a day for 9 months of the year.

i am sure it is hard work!

[The Dude]

Flawed study. Australia is not number one, so I know this is false, Booyah told me so!

[Mr. Big Dog]

[Anita Cocktail]

Big Dog took the womm...I work smart, not hard.

[The Patriot]

Mexico is the hardest working country in the world, study finds

That is good, because there are too many lazy hippies collecting welfare in this country for the rest of us to support without them.

[_Simpson_]

A lot of those unpaid minutes come from having to shovel snow 60 minutes a day for 9 months of the year.

Shopping is factored into this study also. I will take very little away from this study.

[The Dude]

Shopping is factored into this study also. I will take very little away from this study.

The study is flawed, but not because of those reasons.

[_Simpson_]

The study is flawed, but not because of those reasons.

Please do justify this aspect of the study.

[mawilson]

The US still leads the world in productivity.

It's not about the number of hours worked, it's about getting shіt done.