Malaysia vs Singapore: Annual working hours vs. productivity

Malaysia

2,308 hours per worker

in 2023

Singapore

2,283 hours per worker

in 2023

Malaysia rank

18th

Singapore rank

20th

Annual working hours vs. productivity over time

Malaysia currently reports 2,308 hours per worker against 2,283 hours per worker in Singapore, a difference of 24.33 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Globally, Malaysia ranks 18th and Singapore ranks 20th 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.