Cameroon vs Nigeria: Productivity: output per hour worked
Cameroon
6.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Nigeria
6.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Cameroon rank
110th
Nigeria rank
112th
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 6.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 6.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Nigeria, a difference of 0.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Nigeria ahead.
Cameroon ranks 110th and Nigeria ranks 112th of 130 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 4.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 6.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.5038 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Cameroon or Nigeria?
- Cameroon, at 6.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 6.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 0.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Cameroon ranks 110th and Nigeria ranks 112th 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.
Individual pages
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.