Cyprus vs Malta: Annual working hours per worker
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 per worker over time
- Cyprus
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1,848 hours per worker against 1,840 hours per worker in Cyprus, a difference of 8 hours per worker.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Cyprus ranks 79th and Malta ranks 77th of 130 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,907 hours per worker | 2,120 hours per worker | 213.11 hours per worker | Malta |
| 2000s | 1,885 hours per worker | 2,026 hours per worker | 141.22 hours per worker | Malta |
| 2010s | 1,827 hours per worker | 1,918 hours per worker | 90.88 hours per worker | Malta |
| 2020s | 1,805 hours per worker | 1,842 hours per worker | 37.47 hours per worker | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Cyprus or Malta?
- Malta, at 1,848 hours per worker against 1,840 hours per worker in Cyprus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Cyprus and Malta?
- 8 hours per worker, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Malta?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Cyprus and Malta rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Cyprus ranks 79th 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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About this data
Average working hours per worker in a given year.