Malaysia vs Zimbabwe: Annual working hours per worker
Malaysia
2,308 hours per worker
in 2023
Zimbabwe
2,311 hours per worker
in 2023
Malaysia rank
18th
Zimbabwe rank
17th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Malaysia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 2,311 hours per worker against 2,308 hours per worker in Malaysia, a difference of 3 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 130 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,447 hours per worker | 1,904 hours per worker | 542.59 hours per worker | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 2,352 hours per worker | 1,890 hours per worker | 462.18 hours per worker | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 2,233 hours per worker | 2,096 hours per worker | 136.53 hours per worker | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Malaysia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 2,311 hours per worker against 2,308 hours per worker in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Malaysia and Zimbabwe?
- 3 hours per worker, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Zimbabwe?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Malaysia ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th 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.