Estonia vs Malawi: Annual working hours vs. productivity

Estonia

1,606 hours per worker

in 2023

Malawi

1,596 hours per worker

in 2023

Estonia rank

106th

Malawi rank

108th

Annual working hours vs. productivity over time

Estonia currently reports 1,606 hours per worker against 1,596 hours per worker in Malawi, a difference of 10.08 hours per worker.

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

Globally, Estonia ranks 106th and Malawi ranks 108th 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.