Bangladesh vs Congo: Productivity vs. educational attainment

Bangladesh
7.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Congo
7.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
107th
Congo rank
109th

Productivity vs. educational attainment over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Congo
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 7.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 7.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Congo, a difference of 0.54 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Congo ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 107th and Congo ranks 109th of 130 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Congo Difference Ahead
2000s 2.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 5.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Congo
2010s 5.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 7.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Congo
2020s 7.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 7.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 0.118 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Bangladesh or Congo?
Bangladesh, at 7.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 7.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in productivity vs. educational attainment between Bangladesh and Congo?
0.54 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Congo?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Congo rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
Bangladesh ranks 107th and Congo ranks 109th 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.