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Average Bedtime by Country

New Zealand has the highest Avg Total Sleep Time on Workdays in 2023 (422.5 min), followed by Finland (421.82 min) and Netherlands (420.1 min). Japan has the lowest (366.03 min).

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Year 202335 of 235 countries
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Avg Total Sleep Time on Workdays, 2023

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
413.25 min
Middle half 407.89 min – 415.99 min
Average
408.7 min
35 countries
Highest
422.5 min
New Zealand
Lowest
366.03 min
Japan

Data

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35 countries · # = rank by Avg Total Sleep Time on Workdays
#
1New Zealand10:52:50 PM06:42:30 AM422.5 min
2Finland11:32:35 PM07:15:24 AM421.82 min
3Netherlands11:34:43 PM07:21:16 AM420.1 min
4Ireland11:39:14 PM07:26:59 AM420.04 min
5Estonia11:56:59 PM07:37:43 AM418.59 min
6Australia10:52:22 PM06:38:04 AM417.71 min
7Belgium11:37:22 PM07:19:05 AM416.49 min
8United Kingdom11:27:20 PM07:10:12 AM416.28 min
9Canada11:20:30 PM07:02:59 AM416.03 min
10Russia12:33:19 AM08:12:24 AM415.94 min
11Sweden11:25:54 PM07:04:02 AM415.52 min
12Austria11:24:33 PM07:03:46 AM415.47 min
13Slovakia11:20:38 PM06:56:05 AM415.13 min
14South Africa10:37:42 PM06:20:56 AM414.17 min
15Denmark11:22:45 PM07:03:06 AM414.01 min
16Czechia11:29:12 PM07:05:13 AM413.97 min
17France11:48:14 PM07:27:27 AM413.85 min
18Poland11:45:52 PM07:20:36 AM413.25 min
19Germany11:31:21 PM07:07:32 AM412.55 min
20United States11:07:47 PM06:46:35 AM412.39 min
21Switzerland11:29:44 PM07:03:19 AM412 min
22Greece12:00:02 AM07:35:04 AM411.78 min
23Portugal12:01:29 AM07:39:07 AM411.27 min
24Norway11:49:52 PM07:23:53 AM410.78 min
25Spain11:59:04 PM07:33:24 AM409.99 min
26Romania12:05:50 AM07:39:21 AM409.75 min
27Mexico11:36:02 PM07:08:12 AM406.02 min
28Italy11:50:14 PM07:17:33 AM405.74 min
29United Arab Emirates11:57:14 PM07:20:17 AM397.48 min
30Thailand11:56:45 PM07:18:01 AM396.2 min
31Hong Kong12:11:29 AM07:28:46 AM391.55 min
32Singapore12:12:47 AM07:25:45 AM386.87 min
33India12:12:20 AM07:25:26 AM384.68 min
34South Korea12:05:02 AM07:09:59 AM378.63 min
35Japan12:27:50 AM07:22:04 AM366.03 min

What correlates with Avg Total Sleep Time on Workdays (2023)?

Pearson r against 2,097 other country metrics sharing at least 21 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

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    r = +0.81 · very strong · n = 35
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  2. Average Women's Shoe Size (US sizes)Shoe Size by Country
    r = +0.80 · very strong · n = 32
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  3. Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes)Shoe Size by Country
    r = +0.79 · very strong · n = 32
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  4. O- Blood TypeBlood Type by Country
    r = +0.76 · very strong · n = 35
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  5. Melanoma Death Rate - FemaleFemale Skin Cancer Rates by Country
    r = +0.72 · very strong · n = 34
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  6. LP Social CapitalLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.71 · very strong · n = 35
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Avg Total Sleep Time on Workdays tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. Fertility Rate - Age 50-54Total Fertility Rate
    r = −0.84 · very strong · n = 22
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  2. Avg. Age to Lose Virginity (Durex 2012)Average Age to Lose Virginity by Country
    r = −0.84 · very strong · n = 27
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  3. Cars ProducedCar Production by Country
    r = −0.82 · very strong · n = 22
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  4. Gun Imports 1990 to 1999Gun Exports by Country
    r = −0.79 · very strong · n = 34
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  5. Gold Reserves ValueGold Reserves by Country
    r = −0.77 · very strong · n = 30
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  6. Avg Age Virginity Lost (GPI)Average Age to Lose Virginity by Country
    r = −0.76 · very strong · n = 32
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Avg Total Sleep Time on Workdays?
New Zealand has the highest Avg Total Sleep Time on Workdays in 2023, at 422.5 min, followed by Finland (421.82 min) and Netherlands (420.1 min).
Which country has the lowest Avg Total Sleep Time on Workdays?
Japan has the lowest Avg Total Sleep Time on Workdays in 2023, at 366.03 min.
What is the median Avg Total Sleep Time on Workdays across countries?
The median is 413.25 min across the 35 countries with data in 2023.
Where does this average bedtime by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Sleeping habits of the world revealed: The US wakes up grumpy; Country differences in nocturnal sleep variability: Observations from a large-scale.