Congo vs Nigeria: Productivity: output per hour worked
Congo
7.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Nigeria
6.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Congo rank
109th
Nigeria rank
112th
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Congo
- Nigeria
How they compare
Congo currently reports 7.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 6.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Nigeria, a difference of 1.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Nigeria ahead.
Congo ranks 109th and Nigeria ranks 112th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 7.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.6967 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 7.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.5742 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Congo or Nigeria?
- Congo, at 7.18 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 Congo and Nigeria?
- 1.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Nigeria?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Nigeria rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Congo ranks 109th 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.
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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.