Australia vs Sweden: Labor productivity per hour pennworldtable
Australia
76.78
in 2023
Sweden
80.74
in 2023
Australia rank
13th
Sweden rank
11th
Labor productivity per hour pennworldtable over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 80.74 against 76.78 in Australia, a difference of 3.96.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 11th of 130 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.31 | 15.69 | 4.62 | Australia |
| 1960s | 27.17 | 22.92 | 4.24 | Australia |
| 1970s | 32.69 | 33.24 | 0.5512 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 38.63 | 39.98 | 1.36 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 46.23 | 51.78 | 5.55 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 57.72 | 66.91 | 9.18 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 68.57 | 74.8 | 6.23 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 76.41 | 81.73 | 5.33 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor productivity per hour pennworldtable, Australia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 80.74 against 76.78 in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in labor productivity per hour pennworldtable between Australia and Sweden?
- 3.96, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for labor productivity per hour pennworldtable?
- Australia ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 11th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Labor productivity per hour pennworldtable. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.