These are the hardest-working countries and cities in the world

These are the hardest-working countries and cities in the worldThese are the hardest-working countries and cities in the worldResearch has found that the average American works more hours than a medieval peasant, but other countries and cities have certainly racked up their fair share of hours as well.According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) - using the fruchtwein recent data from 2016 - Mexico, Costa Rica and Korea top the list of average hours worked per year.The BBC reports that South Korea is cutting down on the number of hours employees can work per week with a new law that will apply to large companies in July eventually expanding to smaller companies.Hardest working countries in the worldMexico 2,255 hours per workerCosta Rica 2,212 hours per workerKorea 2,069 hours per workerGreece 2,035 hours per workerRussia 1,974 hours per workerChile 1,974 hours per workerPoland 1,928 hours per workerLatvia 1,910 hours per workerIsrael 1,889 hours pe r workerLithuania 1,885 hours per workerThe United States racked up 1,783 hours per worker in 2016, 16th place on the list.Ladders is now on SmartNewsDownload the SmartNews app and add the Ladders channel to read the latest career news and advice wherever you go.Hardest working cities in the worldAs for cities, Hong Kong workers put in the most hours on average per week (out of 71 cities) according to the UBS Proces Earnings report.Here are the Top 10 cities with the average weekly hours worked and thenumberof yearly paid vacation days they receiveHong Kong 50.1 hours weekly, 17 vacation daysMumbai 43.8 hours a week, 21 vacation daysMexico City 43.5 hours weekly, 17 vacation daysNew Delhi 42.6 hours weekly, 26 vacation daysBangkok 42.1 hours weekly, 9 vacation daysDubai 42.0 hours weekly, 30 vacation daysNairobi 42.0 hours weekly, 22 vacation daysTaipei 41.2 hours weekly, 13 vacation daysJakarta 40.4 hours weekly, 12 vacation daysBogota 40.3 hours weekly, 15 vacation daysThe highes t U.S. city to make the list was Chicago with 39.1 weekly hours worked and 14 yearly vacation days.