Malaysia vs Tunisia: Annual working hours per worker

Malaysia
2,308 hours per worker
in 2023
Tunisia
2,288 hours per worker
in 2023
Malaysia rank
18th
Tunisia rank
19th

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Malaysia
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 2,308 hours per worker against 2,288 hours per worker in Tunisia, a difference of 20 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 Tunisia ranks 19th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Tunisia Difference Ahead
2000s 2,447 hours per worker 2,353 hours per worker 94.16 hours per worker Malaysia
2010s 2,352 hours per worker 2,345 hours per worker 7.43 hours per worker Malaysia
2020s 2,233 hours per worker 2,269 hours per worker 36.51 hours per worker Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Malaysia or Tunisia?
Malaysia, at 2,308 hours per worker against 2,288 hours per worker in Tunisia as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Malaysia and Tunisia?
20 hours per worker, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Tunisia?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Tunisia rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Malaysia ranks 18th and Tunisia ranks 19th 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.