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

Greece
0.2 Weeks per year per person
in 2025
Romania
0.1 Weeks per year per person
in 2025
Greece rank
22nd
Romania rank
23rd

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

  • Greece
  • Romania
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.2 Weeks per year per person against 0.1 Weeks per year per person in Romania, a difference of 0.1 Weeks per year per person.

That makes Greece's figure about 2.0 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 22nd and Romania ranks 23rd of 23 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1143 Weeks per year per person 0.1286 Weeks per year per person 0.0143 Weeks per year per person Romania
2010s 0.11 Weeks per year per person 0.08 Weeks per year per person 0.03 Weeks per year per person Greece
2020s 0.2167 Weeks per year per person 0.0833 Weeks per year per person 0.1333 Weeks per year per person Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time, Greece or Romania?
Greece, at 0.2 Weeks per year per person against 0.1 Weeks per year per person in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time between Greece and Romania?
0.1 Weeks per year per person, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Romania?
23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
How do Greece and Romania rank globally for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time?
Greece ranks 22nd and Romania ranks 23rd 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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About this data

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.