Malawi vs Yemen: Productivity vs. educational attainment
Malawi
3.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Yemen
3.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Malawi rank
124th
Yemen rank
125th
Productivity vs. educational attainment over time
- Malawi
- Yemen
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 3.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 3.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Yemen, a difference of 0.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Yemen ahead.
Malawi ranks 124th and Yemen ranks 125th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Yemen |
| 2010s | 2.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Yemen |
| 2020s | 3.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.0132 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 Yemen?
- Malawi, at 3.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 3.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity vs. educational attainment between Malawi and Yemen?
- 0.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Yemen?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Yemen rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Malawi ranks 124th and Yemen ranks 125th 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.