Botswana vs Mali: Annual working hours per worker
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 per worker over time
- Botswana
- Mali
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2,258 hours per worker against 2,243 hours per worker in Mali, a difference of 15 hours per worker.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 22nd and Mali ranks 24th of 130 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,479 hours per worker | 2,207 hours per worker | 271.56 hours per worker | Botswana |
| 2010s | 2,383 hours per worker | 2,212 hours per worker | 170.29 hours per worker | Botswana |
| 2020s | 2,306 hours per worker | 2,219 hours per worker | 87.28 hours per worker | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Botswana or Mali?
- Botswana, at 2,258 hours per worker against 2,243 hours per worker in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Botswana and Mali?
- 15 hours per worker, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mali?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Mali rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Botswana ranks 22nd and Mali ranks 24th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average working hours per worker in a given year.