Botswana vs Mali: Annual working hours vs. productivity

Botswana

2,258 hours per worker

in 2023

Mali

2,243 hours per worker

in 2023

Botswana rank

22nd

Mali rank

24th

Annual working hours vs. productivity over time

Botswana currently reports 2,258 hours per worker against 2,243 hours per worker in Mali, a difference of 15.54 hours per worker.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Globally, Botswana ranks 22nd and Mali ranks 24th of 129 countries.

Indicator: Annual working hours vs. productivity
Unit: hours per worker
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 129 places, 4,891 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.