Greece vs Uruguay: Productivity: output per hour worked
Greece
37.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Uruguay
38.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Greece rank
49th
Uruguay rank
48th
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Greece
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 38.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 37.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Greece, a difference of 1.07 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 49th and Uruguay ranks 48th of 130 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 19.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Greece |
| 2000s | 37.49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 20.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 17.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Greece |
| 2010s | 35.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 33.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Greece |
| 2020s | 36.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 39.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Greece or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 38.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 37.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Greece and Uruguay?
- 1.07 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Uruguay?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Uruguay rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Greece ranks 49th and Uruguay ranks 48th 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.