Jordan vs Namibia: Productivity: output per hour worked
Jordan
16.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Namibia
16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Jordan rank
88th
Namibia rank
86th
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Jordan
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 16.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Jordan, a difference of 0.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Namibia ahead.
Jordan ranks 88th and Namibia ranks 86th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 17.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Namibia |
| 2010s | 20.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 17.91 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Jordan |
| 2020s | 17.71 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 16.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.45 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Jordan or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 16.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Jordan and Namibia?
- 0.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Namibia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and Namibia rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Jordan ranks 88th and Namibia ranks 86th 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.