Bulgaria vs Greece: Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time

Bulgaria
0.5 Weeks per year per person
in 2025
Greece
0.2 Weeks per year per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
21st
Greece rank
22nd

Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Greece
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.5 Weeks per year per person against 0.2 Weeks per year per person in Greece, a difference of 0.3 Weeks per year per person.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.5 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 21st and Greece ranks 22nd of 23 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Greece Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5143 Weeks per year per person 0.1143 Weeks per year per person 0.4 Weeks per year per person Bulgaria
2010s 0.41 Weeks per year per person 0.11 Weeks per year per person 0.3 Weeks per year per person Bulgaria
2020s 0.4 Weeks per year per person 0.2167 Weeks per year per person 0.1833 Weeks per year per person Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time, Bulgaria or Greece?
Bulgaria, at 0.5 Weeks per year per person against 0.2 Weeks per year per person in Greece as of 2025.
What is the difference in sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time between Bulgaria and Greece?
0.3 Weeks per year per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time?
Bulgaria ranks 21st and Greece ranks 22nd of 23 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages
Unit
Weeks per year per person
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
32 places, 737 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset presents time series on sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Data are expressed in number of weeks of sickness absences per year, self-reported, covering both full and part-week absences. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.