Malawi vs Slovenia: Annual working hours per worker

Malawi
1,596 hours per worker
in 2023
Slovenia
1,588 hours per worker
in 2023
Malawi rank
109th
Slovenia rank
112th

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Malawi
  • Slovenia
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1,596 hours per worker against 1,588 hours per worker in Slovenia, a difference of 8 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Slovenia ahead.

Malawi ranks 109th and Slovenia ranks 112th of 130 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Slovenia Difference Ahead
2000s 1,581 hours per worker 1,674 hours per worker 92.8 hours per worker Slovenia
2010s 1,577 hours per worker 1,650 hours per worker 72.55 hours per worker Slovenia
2020s 1,566 hours per worker 1,581 hours per worker 14.79 hours per worker Slovenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Malawi or Slovenia?
Malawi, at 1,596 hours per worker against 1,588 hours per worker in Slovenia as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Malawi and Slovenia?
8 hours per worker, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Slovenia?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Slovenia rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Malawi ranks 109th and Slovenia ranks 112th 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

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

Average working hours per worker in a given year.