Mali vs Zambia: Annual working hours per worker

Mali
2,243 hours per worker
in 2023
Zambia
2,200 hours per worker
in 2023
Mali rank
24th
Zambia rank
27th

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Mali
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 2,243 hours per worker against 2,200 hours per worker in Zambia, a difference of 43 hours per worker.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 27th of 130 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 2,207 hours per worker 1,923 hours per worker 284.18 hours per worker Mali
2010s 2,212 hours per worker 1,976 hours per worker 236.63 hours per worker Mali
2020s 2,219 hours per worker 2,164 hours per worker 54.5 hours per worker Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Mali or Zambia?
Mali, at 2,243 hours per worker against 2,200 hours per worker in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Mali and Zambia?
43 hours per worker, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Zambia?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Mali and Zambia rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Mali ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 27th 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.