Namibia vs Paraguay: Productivity: output per hour worked

Namibia
16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Paraguay
16.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Namibia rank
86th
Paraguay rank
89th

Productivity: output per hour worked over time

  • Namibia
  • Paraguay
05101520200520142023

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 16.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Paraguay, a difference of 0.15 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.

Namibia ranks 86th and Paraguay ranks 89th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Paraguay Difference Ahead
2000s 17.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 11.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 5.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Namibia
2010s 17.91 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 15.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 1.91 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Namibia
2020s 16.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 17.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 0.957 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Namibia or Paraguay?
Namibia, at 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 16.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Paraguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Namibia and Paraguay?
0.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Paraguay?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Paraguay rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
Namibia ranks 86th and Paraguay ranks 89th 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.