Cyprus vs Malta: Annual working hours vs. productivity

Cyprus

1,840 hours per worker

in 2023

Malta

1,848 hours per worker

in 2023

Cyprus rank

79th

Malta rank

77th

Annual working hours vs. productivity over time

Malta currently reports 1,848 hours per worker against 1,840 hours per worker in Cyprus, a difference of 8.28 hours per worker.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Globally, Cyprus ranks 79th and Malta ranks 77th 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.