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 0.2822 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.

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About this data

Indicator: Productivity: output per hour worked
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 130 places, 4,965 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.