Ethiopia vs Malawi: Annual working hours per worker
Ethiopia
1,599 hours per worker
in 2023
Malawi
1,596 hours per worker
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
108th
Malawi rank
109th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Ethiopia
- Malawi
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 1,599 hours per worker against 1,596 hours per worker in Malawi, a difference of 3 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Malawi ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 108th and Malawi ranks 109th of 130 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,498 hours per worker | 1,581 hours per worker | 83.57 hours per worker | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1,557 hours per worker | 1,577 hours per worker | 19.81 hours per worker | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1,551 hours per worker | 1,566 hours per worker | 15.53 hours per worker | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Ethiopia or Malawi?
- Ethiopia, at 1,599 hours per worker against 1,596 hours per worker in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Ethiopia and Malawi?
- 3 hours per worker, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Ethiopia ranks 108th and Malawi ranks 109th 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.