Malaysia vs Oman: Annual working hours per worker
Malaysia
2,308 hours per worker
in 2023
Oman
2,266 hours per worker
in 2023
Malaysia rank
18th
Oman rank
21st
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Malaysia
- Oman
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 2,308 hours per worker against 2,266 hours per worker in Oman, a difference of 42 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 18th and Oman ranks 21st of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Oman in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,447 hours per worker | 2,299 hours per worker | 147.55 hours per worker | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 2,352 hours per worker | 2,319 hours per worker | 33.28 hours per worker | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 2,233 hours per worker | 2,265 hours per worker | 32.43 hours per worker | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Malaysia or Oman?
- Malaysia, at 2,308 hours per worker against 2,266 hours per worker in Oman as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Malaysia and Oman?
- 42 hours per worker, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Oman?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Oman rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Malaysia ranks 18th and Oman ranks 21st 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.