Mali vs Tanzania: Productivity vs. educational attainment

Mali
3.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Tanzania
4.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Mali rank
122nd
Tanzania rank
119th

Productivity vs. educational attainment over time

  • Mali
  • Tanzania
01234200520142023

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 4.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 3.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Mali, a difference of 0.53 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Tanzania ahead.

Mali ranks 122nd and Tanzania ranks 119th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Tanzania Difference Ahead
2000s 2.79 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 0.1224 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Mali
2010s 3.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 3.49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 0.1435 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Tanzania
2020s 3.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 4.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 0.5422 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Mali or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 4.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 3.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Mali as of 2023.
What is the difference in productivity vs. educational attainment between Mali and Tanzania?
0.53 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Tanzania?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Mali and Tanzania rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
Mali ranks 122nd and Tanzania ranks 119th 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.