Denmark vs Netherlands: Productivity: output per hour worked
Denmark
88.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Netherlands
84.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Denmark rank
4th
Netherlands rank
6th
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Denmark
- Netherlands
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 88.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 84.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Netherlands, a difference of 3.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.
Denmark ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 130 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 14.7 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.759 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 19.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 20.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.8172 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 29.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 35.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 37.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 43.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 50.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 52.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 63.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 71.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.05 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 78.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 79.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.4348 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 89.53 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 84.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.91 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Denmark or Netherlands?
- Denmark, at 88.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 84.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Denmark and Netherlands?
- 3.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Denmark ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 6th 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.