Estonia vs Malta: Productivity vs. educational attainment

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 vs. educational attainment over time

  • Estonia
  • Malta
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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 vs. educational attainment, 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 vs. educational attainment 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 vs. educational attainment?
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 vs. educational attainment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Productivity vs. educational attainment
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.