Malta vs New Zealand: Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to
Malta
24 Hours per week
in 2025
New Zealand
26 Hours per week
in 2025
Malta rank
4th
New Zealand rank
1st
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to over time
- Malta
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 26 Hours per week against 24 Hours per week in Malta, a difference of 2 Hours per week.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was New Zealand ahead.
Malta ranks 4th and New Zealand ranks 1st of 31 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.2 Hours per week | 24.4 Hours per week | 2.2 Hours per week | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 22.2 Hours per week | 23.8 Hours per week | 1.6 Hours per week | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 26.17 Hours per week | 26.5 Hours per week | 0.3333 Hours per week | New Zealand |
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 New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 26 Hours per week against 24 Hours per week in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to between Malta and New Zealand?
- 2 Hours per week, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and New Zealand?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Malta and New Zealand rank globally for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to?
- Malta ranks 4th and New Zealand ranks 1st 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.