Norway vs Switzerland: Productivity: output per hour worked
Norway
130.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Switzerland
99.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Norway rank
2nd
Switzerland rank
3rd
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Norway
- Switzerland
How they compare
Norway currently reports 130.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 99.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Switzerland, a difference of 30.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Norway ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 130 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 20.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.84 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 20.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 28.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 30.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 38.19 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 44.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 44.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.0025 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 59.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 49.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Norway |
| 2000s | 109.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 61.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 47.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Norway |
| 2010s | 124.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 86.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 38.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Norway |
| 2020s | 129.91 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 98.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 30.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Norway or Switzerland?
- Norway, at 130.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 99.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Norway and Switzerland?
- 30.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Norway ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 3rd 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.