What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Democratic Republic of Congo and Malta?

7 hours per worker, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Malta?

19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Malta: Annual working hours per worker

Democratic Republic of Congo

1,841 hours per worker

in 2023

Malta

1,848 hours per worker

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

78th

Malta rank

77th

Annual working hours per worker over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 1,848 hours per worker against 1,841 hours per worker in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 7 hours per worker.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 78th and Malta ranks 77th of 130 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Malta	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1,785 hours per worker	1,996 hours per worker	210.77 hours per worker	Malta
2010s	1,826 hours per worker	1,918 hours per worker	91.61 hours per worker	Malta
2020s	1,807 hours per worker	1,842 hours per worker	35.11 hours per worker	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Democratic Republic of Congo or Malta?: Malta, at 1,848 hours per worker against 1,841 hours per worker in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Democratic Republic of Congo and Malta?: 7 hours per worker, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Malta?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Malta rank globally for annual working hours per worker?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 78th and Malta ranks 77th 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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Indicator: Annual working hours per worker
Unit: hours per worker
Source: Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 130 places, 5,063 data points, 1870–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Average working hours per worker in a given year.