Hungary vs Uruguay: Productivity: output per hour worked
Hungary
42.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Uruguay
38.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Hungary rank
45th
Uruguay rank
48th
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Hungary
- Uruguay
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 42.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 38.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Uruguay, a difference of 3.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 45th and Uruguay ranks 48th of 130 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 19.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Hungary |
| 2000s | 31.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 20.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Hungary |
| 2010s | 37.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 33.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Hungary |
| 2020s | 41.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 39.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Hungary or Uruguay?
- Hungary, at 42.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 38.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Hungary and Uruguay?
- 3.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Uruguay?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Hungary and Uruguay rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Hungary ranks 45th 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.