Madagascar vs Niger: Productivity: output per hour worked
Madagascar
1.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Niger
2.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Madagascar rank
130th
Niger rank
128th
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Madagascar
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 2.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 1.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Madagascar, a difference of 0.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.4 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 130th and Niger ranks 128th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.37 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.5958 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 1.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.3584 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 1.7 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.4373 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Madagascar or Niger?
- Niger, at 2.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 1.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Madagascar and Niger?
- 0.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Niger?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Niger rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Madagascar ranks 130th and Niger ranks 128th 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.