Malawi vs Uganda: Productivity: output per hour worked
Malawi
3.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Uganda
3.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Malawi rank
124th
Uganda rank
123rd
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 3.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 3.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Malawi, a difference of 0.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Uganda ahead.
Malawi ranks 124th and Uganda ranks 123rd of 130 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.82 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Uganda |
| 2010s | 2.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Uganda |
| 2020s | 3.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.2379 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Malawi or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 3.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 3.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Malawi and Uganda?
- 0.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Malawi ranks 124th and Uganda ranks 123rd 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.