The countries of the world where people work the most. Relocating to permanent residence in Australia

Do you know how many hours you spend on a job for a whole year? And how long do people from other countries work? But the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) became interested in this issue, its employees decided to analyze the current situation and kept records of the time that residents of different parts of the world spent on labor in 2013. It is interesting to know where the most hardworking people live?

Holland

As the study showed, among the countries participating in this survey, the Dutch spent the least hours at work. This figure was about 1381 hours per year.

Germany

The second place was taken by the inhabitants of Germany, not much ahead of the Netherlands - their figure totals 1397 hours.

Norway

On average, Norwegians worked 1,420 hours a year.

France

In France, the indicator of working time is higher than in previous countries, and equals 1497 hours per year.

Ireland

The population of Ireland is even more hardworking, for a year they get 1529 hours.

Denmark

In this country, 1546 hours have been accumulated over the year.

Belgium

The Belgians are also in the top ten, during the year they spent 1574 hours at work.

Luxembourg

1609 hours a year were residents of Luxembourg at the workplace.

Sweden

In Sweden, this number is slightly higher - 1621 hours.

Switzerland

Closes the top ten and its 1636 working hours per year.

England

Here people had to work on average for 1,654 hours a year.

Slovenia

1640 hours - this is the annual indicator of Slovenia.

Finland

The Finns spent 1672 hours at work.

Spain

In Spain, the annual operating indicator reached 1,686 hours.

Portugal

The Portuguese, as shown by the data for the year were at work for 1691 hours.

Austria

The average Austrian worked 1699 hours.

Iceland

Here, the average number of working hours per year reaches 1706 hours.

Canada

Canadians also have to work hard, their rate is 1710 hours.

Australia

In Australia, they work even harder - an average of 1728 hours per year.

New Zealand

New Zealanders had to spend 1739 hours at the workplace.

Japan

The Japanese are not so workaholics as they all think. With their annual rate of 1745 hours, they are only 21 places.

Italy

On average, statistics show that in Italy, residents work 1752 hours a year.

Slovakia

1785 - the average number of hours in the working population of Slovakia.

USA

Americans also love to work, for the year they spent 1790 hours at the workplace.

Czech

The Czechs were at work for 1800 hours a year.

Turkey

The population of this country makes money for 1855 hours a year.

Hungary

In Hungary, the time that the local population spent at their jobs amounted to 1888 hours.

Estonia

It turned out closer to the end of the list, since they work here for 1889 hours.

Israel

Making Money In Israel, people spend an average of 1910 hours.

Poland

During the year, the inhabitants of Poland gained 1929 hours.

Russia

In our country, residents have to work for 1982 hours a year.

Chile

2029 hours - an even more terrible figure happened with the Chileans.

Greece

Did you suspect that the Greeks are so hardworking? Their indicator is 2034 hours.

South Korea

According to statistics, in this country the population works 2163 hours a year.

Mexico

The last place went to Mexico. As it turned out, it was there that during the year people work the most, this terrible figure was 2226 hours.

Which countries do tourists visit most often? What places do most people go to? We have compiled another top-ranking, which will answer these questions based on data World Tourism Organization   pr UN.

  This organization includes 156 member countries. Interestingly, the exception is made by such progressive countries as USA, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Great Britain and others.

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List of the most visited countries in the world

10. Thailand

• Number of tourists per year: 26.5 million

  Thailand is the most popular resort in Southeast Asia, thanks to its low and beautiful nature and well-developed tourist infrastructure. The biggest costs will go to. The most popular places are Phuket, Pattaya, Bangkok. You can read a lot of interesting things about Thailand in the article.

9. Russia

• Number of tourists per year: 28.4 million

  In, foreigners travel, primarily to see Moscow and St. Petersburg. Also popular among tourists are Kazan and Sochi.

8. Great Britain

• Number of tourists per year: 31.2 million

Great Britain takes eighth place in the ranking, but its capital, London, is considered the most visited city in the world (including internal movements within the country). What attracts tourists and travelers to this island? Of course? rich history that left a legacy of many medieval castles, as well as the main mystery - Stonehenge.

• Number of tourists per year: 31.5 million

  Germany has something to see and where to visit, first of all, it is Bavaria and Berlin. In winter, ski resorts are popular, and in autumn you can visit Oktoberfest. In Germany, as in Great Britain, there are a large number of medieval castles, the most popular being Neuschwanstein Castle.

6. Turkey

• Number of tourists per year: 37.8 million

  Turkey has preserved the largest number of ancient historical monuments. Of the cities, the most visited is naturally Istanbul, which is, as well as Mersin and Antalya, which are located on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. Turkey is popular primarily as a resort for package hotel tours "All inclusive"   all inclusive.

• Number of tourists per year: 47.7 million

  Italy is considered an elite European resort, not cheap. Tourists travel all year round, in winter - ride the Alps, in the summer on the beaches, and at any time of the year, it is necessary to visit Milan, Venice, Rome, Florence, Naples and other cities of the country.

4. China

• Number of tourists per year: 55.7 million

  China attracts tourists with its history and unique culture. Travelers are eager to visit Great Wall of China, take a look at the Terracotta Army, Forbidden City, and if you are lucky, then and, since a special permit is required to visit him.

3. Spain

• Number of tourists per year: 60.7 million

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2. USA

• Number of tourists per year: 69.8 million

  The USA is a big country and there is something to see - this is the Grand Canyon, and the Death Valley, as well as many cities - New York, Miami, Las Vegas, Los Angeles.

1. France

• Number of tourists per year: 84.7 million

  So we got to the first place in our ranking. France is the most visited country in the world by tourists, and Paris is the most visited city by foreigners. In France, a large selection of places and attractions that are worth visiting. Tourists are attracted by the local cuisine, the beauty of nature, the warm atmosphere of the cities.

P.S. All data provided for 2013.

In countries with low living standards, some residents find no other way than to kidnap a person, and then demand a ransom from his relatives. It’s quite dangerous to travel to such countries, unless you are, of course, a desperate extreme girl, craving adventures. Check out the 5 countries where abductions most often occur, remember and be careful.

1. Mexico

In general, in Mexico, the criminal situation is not the most favorable, and besides kidnapping, there are enough other problems. The fact that drugs are being transported through Mexico to the United States affected the infrastructure and the level of corruption of local officials. It is believed that the real power in the country belongs exclusively to the drug mafia. Hence, there is a problem with kidnapping, which most often occurs on the basis of criminal showdowns. However, no one is surprised and just kidnapping for the purpose of obtaining a ransom. So be extremely careful when traveling to Mexico. About three thousand people are abducted annually in this country, and the probability of becoming part of these statistics is, unfortunately, high.

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1. Iraq

In this country, people disappear daily. For the residents of Iraq, this has already become the norm. The abduction department is trying to somehow rectify the situation, but they say that he himself is in collusion with groups of kidnappers. And this happens because the country has a very low standard of living, and people do not have money for food. This is the reason that it is difficult to talk about some serious fight against organized crime. If you ever find yourself in Iraq, then try not to walk the streets after sunset, as most often people are kidnapped on the streets and in the dark.

1. India

Recently, media reports about kidnapping in India are increasingly appearing in the media. Most often, young children and women are abducted with a ransom demand or for sexual assault. The paradox is that often the police are well aware of the abductions and the abductors themselves and simply take a fee from the attackers. Very often, abduction crimes occur due to the imbalance between men and women.

1. Philippines

In this country, the problem of kidnapping is gaining momentum. On some islands, in order not to be stolen, you even need to try. That’s why they come here either those who have not read anything about the place where he went, or those who seem to want to be kidnapped. The reasons for this disaster are commonplace: a low standard of living, the poverty of the majority of the population, which has no other means of earning, except to kidnap a person and sell it to relatives for ransom.

1. Venezuela

Especially so that tourists are not kidnapped in Venezuela, they have even built special reservations in which they live. Tourists arriving in Venezuela can go out only with security, as it is believed that they will be either abducted, killed, or, at best, robbed. There are many gangs in the country that specialize in kidnapping for ransom.

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Today, in all developed countries of the world, the family as a social institution is not going through the best of times. Every year, fewer couples formalize their marital relations “as expected”, and the number of divorces in registered families is literally surpassing. Nobody likes this situation, but no matter how hard the authorities try to influence it, the principled supporters of a strong, traditional marriage are becoming less and less.

There are many reasons for this state of affairs: economic, moral, religious, but all of them lead to the same result - the number of divorces is growing at an alarming rate. For the numerical assessment of this process, the so-called divorce rate is used universally, which is defined as the number of divorces per year per each thousand people. There is also a method of assessment in which the number of divorces is divided by the number of marriages. Of course, both of these methods provide a very approximate picture, if only because they do not take into account the number of disintegrating families of those people who live in a civil marriage and, therefore, do not register their relationship. But, unfortunately, both methods show that the rapid growth of divorces is a completely reliable result.

We offer a look at the top ten countries in which the divorce rate has the highest values.

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10. Hungary

In 2010, Eurostat data showed that Hungary ranks third in the world in the percentage of divorces and marriages. Statistics say that 67% of marriages in the country end in divorce, and for every thousand citizens, there are 2.5 divorces per year with a marriage ratio of 3.6. Every tenth adult man in Hungary is divorced, and 12.4% of women have experience of unsuccessful marriage.

Such figures cannot be called optimistic. Specialists from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development are of the opinion that the ease with which the courts carry out this procedure contributes to the increase in the number of divorces in Hungary, and that therefore, young couples get divorced literally because of every trifle.

The Scandinavian countries have always been “famous” for their high percentage of divorces, but recently the situation here can only be called threatening. The “record” number of divorces - 25,100 - was registered in Sweden in 2013. Moreover, more than 100 of these broken marriages lasted less than a year.

The Swedish divorce law greatly simplified the procedure in 1974, and since then, every year the number of divorces has increased by several thousand.

Today's statistics say that about 47% of marriages in this country end in divorce. Researcher Glenn Sandström sees one of the reasons for the fact that a powerful system of state benefits allows women to financially manage without a husband, even when they are in the most vulnerable or helpless condition. As evidence, the researcher cites practically coincident growth curves of the level of social security and growth of divorces.

In 1960, the divorce rate in the Czech Republic was 16%. In 2005, it was already 50%, which brought the Czech Republic into the ranks of the countries with the highest values \u200b\u200bof this coefficient. Today, the sad ratio reaches 66%. Jitya Rychtarikova, a professor of demography at Charles University, associates such a rapid increase in divorces with the fact that after World War II, Czech women began to abandon housewives in large numbers and go to work on an equal footing with men. The higher the financial independence of the spouses from each other, the less durable the bonds of marriage become. Richtarikova also cites data showing that the percentage of divorces in families with a low level of education exceeds the same indicator for intelligent families.

7. Portugal

Specialists from the National Institute of Statistics report that in Portugal, the growth of divorces is strongly associated with a decrease in the birth rate. Today, the divorce rate for this country reaches 68%, which puts it in second place in the European Union. Every day, more than 70 families break up in Portugal.

6. Ukraine

In Ukraine, of all marriages, 42% end in divorce. Statistics show that they get married a little more often than in other European countries, but also get divorced with incredible speed. Moreover, almost a quarter of marriages breaks up due to the banal alcoholism of one or both spouses. Another factor that destroys families en masse is financial difficulty and low living standards.

The presence of children does not deter parents from divorcing, so today the number of single-parent families is about 20%. The divorce procedure in Ukraine itself is incredibly simple, and the amount of alimony that must be paid to support the child is very small (less than $ 50 per month), which also poses virtually no significant obstacles to divorce.

The divorce rate in the United States is 53%, and over the course of a number of years it has only been growing. Especially a lot of divorces were registered in the 40s and 70s of the last century. The beginning of the new millennium was also marked by the rapid growth of these sad statistics. Moreover, an interesting phenomenon is observed in the USA: those people who once were already married are especially often divorced. The ratio is as follows: from the first marriages, about 41% decays, from the second - 60%, and for third marriages this figure reaches 73%. Surprisingly, it seems that people do not learn from their mistakes at all.

The main reasons for divorce in the United States include: financial difficulties, physical and mental violence in the family, loss of interest of spouses to each other, infidelity.

Unfortunately, Russia is also among the countries with the highest divorce rates. For our country, the coefficient is 51%. And the growth dynamics of this indicator is simply depressing. If every third married couple divorced in Russia ten years ago, today every second married couple. In 2012, Russia generally took the place of the world leader, but, fortunately, not for long.

The main obstacles to a long family life in Russia are considered to be lack of housing, financial difficulties and alcoholism. Poor living conditions can really quickly destroy even the strongest feelings. After all, if the number of rooms in the apartment is less than the number of people living in it (and in such conditions most Russian families exist), then the spouses simply have nowhere to retire, and in this case there can be no question of any normal family life.

3. Belgium

In Belgium, whose citizens are considered one of the richest in the European Union, the severity of the housing problem is much lower than in Russia, but there are much more divorces. Here, the coefficient rises to a record 71%. In this case, specialists complain of too high a standard of living and too powerful social protection, in which people simply do not need each other and immediately disperse with the slightest cooling of feelings. In the 70s of the last century, when the country did not have such numerous and generous social programs, the divorce rate was only 9.2%. Today, there are so many divorces that at the philistine level they are perceived as a completely natural and by no means a dramatic event.

2. Belarus

Many statistics put Belarus in second place in the world in terms of divorce rates. The coefficient here reaches a value of 68%. The abortion rate here is also one of the highest in the world. In Belarus, many explain this situation by the massive loss of faith in God and a departure from traditional religious values. Indeed, more than 40% of the country's citizens consider themselves to be atheists, therefore, the church’s urgent appeals to keep their families at all costs and completely abandon abortion do not cause much enthusiasm.

1. Maldives

In terms of population, this island nation occupies 175th place in the world, but in terms of divorce rates it is one of the first, bypassing both huge Russia and Belarus. Currently, the number of divorces in this country is greater than ever. And this is especially surprising, since the dominant religion in the country is Islam, whose followers are known to be more committed to preserving the family. Despite the fact that the dissolution of a Muslim marriage has always been surprisingly simple (just say “talak” three times and the marriage is considered annulled), Islam has a very negative attitude to divorce, and Muslim countries are far behind everyone else in this respect. But the Maldives for some reason take a kind of revenge.

Cashless payments and bank cards are the usual tools for residents of any more or less developed country. But it would be interesting to find out where the credit card is used, if not at every step, then at least most often? Well, it turns out that such studies can boast of the World Payment Report.

A joint report by the Royal Bank of Scotland and the consulting company Capgemini notes a significant increase in the number of non-cash payments involving credit, contactless and debit cards in general by 9% (compared with the previous 2014), with a total transaction volume of 390 billion.

Whether it is a lot or not, and how important this area of \u200b\u200bbanking is, judge for yourselves: the total amount of direct income from payment services today is already a quarter of all banking proceeds. And in 9-10 years, banks will receive approximately $ 2.1 trillion. only due to the development and support of payment services.

Finland

The report also indicates the countries leading in the promotion and development of cashless payment systems. So the Finns over the past year more often than others made payments using plastic cards. On average, every resident of Finland has made at least 450 such payments. And this despite the fact that their state almost does not fall into the headlines of FinTech news. But thanks to the active introduction of various innovations in the field of cashless payments and Internet banking, its citizens are well aware of the intricacies and benefits of cashless payments.

In addition, the development of payment systems and the active support by the Finns of non-cash instruments, according to analysts, are facilitated by the high level of private expenses and the harsh climate of the country. Frequent snowfalls and low temperatures, especially during the dark and cold winter months, force Finns to use the benefits of e-commerce more often: they prefer to avoid shopping in extreme conditions, buying their favorite goods and products through online stores. Accordingly, the Finns pay their purchases with bank cards in the same place - on the sites.

USA

But the residents of the United States were only in second place in the TOP list of leaders in the frequency of cashless payments. On average, every American for the whole year made only 392 card payments.

Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Australia, South Korea

Residents of the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Australia and South Korea also actively refuse cash. There, in addition to the usual card payments, the population actively uses mobile banking, contactless cards and other banking innovations that can significantly expand the cashless payments market and reduce the physical circulation of paper money.