Malta vs Netherlands: Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to
Malta
24 Hours per week
in 2025
Netherlands
18 Hours per week
in 2024
Malta rank
4th
Netherlands rank
6th
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to over time
- Malta
- Netherlands
How they compare
Malta currently reports 24 Hours per week against 18 Hours per week in Netherlands, a difference of 6 Hours per week.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.3 times Netherlands's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 31 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.2 Hours per week | 13.4 Hours per week | 8.8 Hours per week | Malta |
| 2010s | 22.2 Hours per week | 16.3 Hours per week | 5.9 Hours per week | Malta |
| 2020s | 26.6 Hours per week | 18 Hours per week | 8.6 Hours per week | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to, Malta or Netherlands?
- Malta, at 24 Hours per week against 18 Hours per week in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to between Malta and Netherlands?
- 6 Hours per week, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Netherlands?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Netherlands rank globally for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to?
- Malta ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This indicator measures the working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.