South Africa vs Turkmenistan: Productivity: output per hour worked
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- South Africa
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 20.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 19.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in South Africa, a difference of 1.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 74th and Turkmenistan ranks 72nd of 130 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 12.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.86 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | South Africa |
| 2010s | 22.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 17.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | South Africa |
| 2020s | 20.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 20.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.6327 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, South Africa or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 20.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 19.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between South Africa and Turkmenistan?
- 1.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Turkmenistan?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Turkmenistan rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- South Africa ranks 74th and Turkmenistan ranks 72nd of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) β 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.