Italy vs Romania: Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time
Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time over time
- Italy
- Romania
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.6 Weeks per year per person against 0.1 Weeks per year per person in Romania, a difference of 0.5 Weeks per year per person.
That makes Italy's figure about 6.0 times Romania's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 20th and Romania ranks 23rd of 23 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5 Weeks per year per person | 0.1286 Weeks per year per person | 1.37 Weeks per year per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.33 Weeks per year per person | 0.08 Weeks per year per person | 1.25 Weeks per year per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.2 Weeks per year per person | 0.0833 Weeks per year per person | 1.12 Weeks per year per person | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time, Italy or Romania?
- Italy, at 0.6 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 Italy and Romania?
- 0.5 Weeks per year per person, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Romania?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Romania rank globally for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time?
- Italy ranks 20th 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
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.