Namibia vs Sri Lanka: Productivity: output per hour worked
Namibia
16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Sri Lanka
17.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Namibia rank
86th
Sri Lanka rank
84th
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Namibia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 17.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Namibia, a difference of 1.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 84th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.54 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Namibia |
| 2010s | 17.91 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 16.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Namibia |
| 2020s | 16.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 18.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Namibia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 17.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Namibia and Sri Lanka?
- 1.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sri Lanka?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Sri Lanka rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Namibia ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 84th 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.