Israel vs Malta: Productivity vs. educational attainment
Israel
46.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Malta
46.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Israel rank
38th
Malta rank
37th
Productivity vs. educational attainment over time
- Israel
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 46.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 46.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Israel, a difference of 0.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 38th and Malta ranks 37th of 130 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 27.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 11.71 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Israel |
| 2000s | 42.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 34.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Israel |
| 2010s | 43.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 40.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Israel |
| 2020s | 45.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 45.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.0574 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Israel or Malta?
- Malta, at 46.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 46.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity vs. educational attainment between Israel and Malta?
- 0.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Malta?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Malta rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Israel ranks 38th 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
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.