Mali vs Zimbabwe: Productivity: output per hour worked

Mali
3.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Zimbabwe
3.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Mali rank
122nd
Zimbabwe rank
120th

Productivity: output per hour worked over time

  • Mali
  • Zimbabwe
12345200520142023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 3.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 3.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Mali, a difference of 0.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 122nd and Zimbabwe ranks 120th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 2.79 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2.24 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 0.5526 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Mali
2010s 3.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 4.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 0.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Zimbabwe
2020s 3.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 4.24 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 0.6191 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Mali or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 3.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 3.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Mali as of 2023.
What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Mali and Zimbabwe?
0.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Zimbabwe?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Mali and Zimbabwe rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
Mali ranks 122nd and Zimbabwe ranks 120th 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

Indicator
Productivity: output per hour worked
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 4,965 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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.