Burkina Faso vs Yemen: Productivity: output per hour worked
Burkina Faso
3.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Yemen
3.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
126th
Yemen rank
125th
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Burkina Faso
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 3.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 3.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 126th and Yemen ranks 125th of 130 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Yemen |
| 2010s | 2.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.24 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Yemen |
| 2020s | 3.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.3983 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Burkina Faso or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 3.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 3.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Burkina Faso and Yemen?
- 0.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Yemen?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Yemen rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Burkina Faso ranks 126th and Yemen ranks 125th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) β 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.