Estonia vs Malta: Productivity: output per hour worked
Estonia
46.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Malta
46.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Estonia rank
39th
Malta rank
37th
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Estonia
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 46.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 46.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Estonia, a difference of 0.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Malta ahead.
Estonia ranks 39th and Malta ranks 37th of 130 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 27.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 11.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Malta |
| 2000s | 25.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 34.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Malta |
| 2010s | 40.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 40.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.3031 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Estonia |
| 2020s | 49.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 45.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.37 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Estonia or Malta?
- Malta, at 46.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 46.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Estonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Estonia and Malta?
- 0.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Malta?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Malta rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Estonia ranks 39th and Malta ranks 37th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Productivity: output per hour worked. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.