Israel vs Malta: Annual working hours per worker
Israel
1,890 hours per worker
in 2023
Malta
1,848 hours per worker
in 2023
Israel rank
75th
Malta rank
77th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Israel
- Malta
How they compare
Israel currently reports 1,890 hours per worker against 1,848 hours per worker in Malta, a difference of 42 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Malta ahead.
Israel ranks 75th and Malta ranks 77th of 130 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,038 hours per worker | 2,120 hours per worker | 81.95 hours per worker | Malta |
| 2000s | 1,956 hours per worker | 2,026 hours per worker | 70.35 hours per worker | Malta |
| 2010s | 1,924 hours per worker | 1,918 hours per worker | 6.29 hours per worker | Israel |
| 2020s | 1,857 hours per worker | 1,842 hours per worker | 15.13 hours per worker | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Israel or Malta?
- Israel, at 1,890 hours per worker against 1,848 hours per worker in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Israel and Malta?
- 42 hours per worker, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Malta?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Malta rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Israel ranks 75th 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.