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
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
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.