Japan vs Lithuania: Productivity: output per hour worked
Japan
49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Lithuania
48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Japan rank
32nd
Lithuania rank
33rd
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Japan
- Lithuania
How they compare
Japan currently reports 49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Lithuania, a difference of 1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 32nd and Lithuania ranks 33rd of 130 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Lithuania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 18.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 24.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Japan |
| 2000s | 48.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 26.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 21.84 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Japan |
| 2010s | 50.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 39.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Japan |
| 2020s | 48.49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 48.59 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.097 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Japan or Lithuania?
- Japan, at 49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Lithuania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Japan and Lithuania?
- 1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lithuania?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Lithuania rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Japan ranks 32nd and Lithuania ranks 33rd 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.