Malawi vs Mozambique: Productivity vs. educational attainment
Malawi
3.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Mozambique
2.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Malawi rank
124th
Mozambique rank
127th
Productivity vs. educational attainment over time
- Malawi
- Mozambique
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 3.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 2.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Mozambique, a difference of 0.53 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Mozambique ahead.
Malawi ranks 124th and Mozambique ranks 127th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.1255 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 2.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.1717 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Malawi |
| 2020s | 3.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.6783 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Malawi or Mozambique?
- Malawi, at 3.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 2.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Mozambique as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity vs. educational attainment between Malawi and Mozambique?
- 0.53 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mozambique?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Mozambique rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Malawi ranks 124th and Mozambique ranks 127th 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.