Bangladesh vs Cameroon: Productivity vs. educational attainment

Bangladesh
7.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Cameroon
6.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
107th
Cameroon rank
110th

Productivity vs. educational attainment over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Cameroon
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 7.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 6.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Cameroon, a difference of 1.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 107th and Cameroon ranks 110th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Cameroon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Cameroon Difference Ahead
2000s 2.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 4.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 1.37 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Cameroon
2010s 5.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 4.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 0.1525 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Bangladesh
2020s 7.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 6.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 0.9601 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Bangladesh or Cameroon?
Bangladesh, at 7.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 6.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in productivity vs. educational attainment between Bangladesh and Cameroon?
1.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Cameroon?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Cameroon rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
Bangladesh ranks 107th and Cameroon ranks 110th 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.