Malta vs Poland: Productivity: output per hour worked
Malta
46.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Poland
46.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Malta rank
37th
Poland rank
36th
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Malta
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 46.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 46.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Malta, a difference of 0.37 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 37th and Poland ranks 36th of 130 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 20.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Malta |
| 2000s | 34.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 27.79 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Malta |
| 2010s | 40.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 39.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.2638 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Malta |
| 2020s | 45.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 45.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.2351 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Malta or Poland?
- Poland, at 46.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 46.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Malta and Poland?
- 0.37 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Poland?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Poland rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Malta ranks 37th and Poland ranks 36th 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.