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
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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

Indicator
Productivity: output per hour worked
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 4,965 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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.