Mali vs Yemen: Productivity vs. educational attainment

Mali
3.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Yemen
3.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Mali rank
122nd
Yemen rank
125th

Productivity vs. educational attainment over time

  • Mali
  • Yemen
246810200520142023

How they compare

Mali currently reports 3.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 3.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Yemen, a difference of 0.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Yemen ahead.

Mali ranks 122nd and Yemen ranks 125th of 130 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 2.79 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 8.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 5.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Yemen
2010s 3.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 6.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 3.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Yemen
2020s 3.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 3.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 0.2032 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Mali or Yemen?
Mali, at 3.75 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 Mali and Yemen?
0.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Yemen?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Mali and Yemen rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
Mali ranks 122nd 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

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.