Azerbaijan vs Iran, Islamic Rep.: Productivity vs. educational attainment

Azerbaijan
23.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Iran, Islamic Rep.
22.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Azerbaijan rank
69th
Iran, Islamic Rep. rank
71st

Productivity vs. educational attainment over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Iran, Islamic Rep.
102030200520142023

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 23.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 22.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Iran, Islamic Rep., a difference of 1.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.1 times Iran, Islamic Rep.'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Iran, Islamic Rep. ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 69th and Iran, Islamic Rep. ranks 71st of 130 countries.

Iran, Islamic Rep. has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Iran, Islamic Rep. Difference Ahead
2000s 11.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 25.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 13.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Iran, Islamic Rep.
2010s 20.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 26.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 5.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Iran, Islamic Rep.
2020s 22.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 23.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 0.6415 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Iran, Islamic Rep.

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Azerbaijan or Iran, Islamic Rep.?
Azerbaijan, at 23.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 22.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Iran, Islamic Rep. as of 2023.
What is the difference in productivity vs. educational attainment between Azerbaijan and Iran, Islamic Rep.?
1.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Iran, Islamic Rep.?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Azerbaijan and Iran, Islamic Rep. rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
Azerbaijan ranks 69th and Iran, Islamic Rep. ranks 71st 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 vs. educational attainment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Productivity vs. educational attainment
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.