Finland vs France: Productivity: output per hour worked
Finland
69.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
France
77.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Finland rank
15th
France rank
12th
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Finland
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 77.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 69.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Finland, a difference of 8.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 15th and France ranks 12th of 130 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.59 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | France |
| 1960s | 13.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 16.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | France |
| 1970s | 22.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 29.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | France |
| 1980s | 30.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 39.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | France |
| 1990s | 44.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 50.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | France |
| 2000s | 59.54 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 63.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | France |
| 2010s | 65.82 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 72.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | France |
| 2020s | 71 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 78.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Finland or France?
- France, at 77.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 69.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Finland and France?
- 8.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and France?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Finland and France rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Finland ranks 15th and France ranks 12th 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.