Costa Rica vs Egypt: Productivity: output per hour worked
Costa Rica
27.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Egypt
28.79 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
64th
Egypt rank
62nd
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Costa Rica
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 28.79 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 27.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 64th and Egypt ranks 62nd of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 13.49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 20.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 22.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Egypt |
| 2020s | 27.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 29.54 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Costa Rica or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 28.79 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 27.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 1.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Egypt rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Costa Rica ranks 64th and Egypt ranks 62nd 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.