India vs Myanmar: Productivity: output per hour worked
India
8.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Myanmar
8.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
India rank
105th
Myanmar rank
102nd
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- India
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 8.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 8.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in India, a difference of 0.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was India ahead.
India ranks 105th and Myanmar ranks 102nd of 130 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Myanmar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.86 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.8005 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | India |
| 1980s | 1.49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.9443 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.5423 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | India |
| 1990s | 1.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.9157 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | India |
| 2000s | 3.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.84 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.54 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | India |
| 2010s | 6.53 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.79 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | India |
| 2020s | 7.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.7 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.8208 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, India or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 8.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 8.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between India and Myanmar?
- 0.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Myanmar?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do India and Myanmar rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- India ranks 105th and Myanmar ranks 102nd 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.