Austria vs Denmark: Productivity: output per hour worked
Austria
84.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Denmark
88.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Austria rank
5th
Denmark rank
4th
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Austria
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 88.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 84.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Austria, a difference of 3.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 5th and Denmark ranks 4th of 130 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.01 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 13.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Denmark |
| 1960s | 15.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 19.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Denmark |
| 1970s | 24.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 29.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Denmark |
| 1980s | 31.19 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 37.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Denmark |
| 1990s | 45.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 50.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Denmark |
| 2000s | 60.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 63.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Denmark |
| 2010s | 72.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 78.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5.79 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Denmark |
| 2020s | 85.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 89.53 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Austria or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 88.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 84.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Austria and Denmark?
- 3.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Denmark rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Austria ranks 5th and Denmark ranks 4th 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: output per hour worked. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.