Czechia vs Japan: Productivity: output per hour worked
Czechia
50.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Japan
49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Czechia rank
30th
Japan rank
32nd
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Czechia
- Japan
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 50.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Japan, a difference of 1.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Japan ahead.
Czechia ranks 30th and Japan ranks 32nd of 130 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 41.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 13.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Japan |
| 2000s | 34.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 48.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 13.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Japan |
| 2010s | 43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 50.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Japan |
| 2020s | 51.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 48.49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Czechia or Japan?
- Czechia, at 50.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Czechia and Japan?
- 1.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Japan?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Czechia and Japan rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Czechia ranks 30th and Japan ranks 32nd 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.