Bolivia vs Viet Nam: Productivity vs. educational attainment

Bolivia
9.05 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Viet Nam
11.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Bolivia rank
101st
Viet Nam rank
98th

Productivity vs. educational attainment over time

  • Bolivia
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 11.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 9.05 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Bolivia, a difference of 1.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.2 times Bolivia's.

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

Bolivia ranks 101st and Viet Nam ranks 98th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Viet Nam Difference Ahead
2000s 4.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 4.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 0.8515 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Bolivia
2010s 7.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 7.41 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 0.5655 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Bolivia
2020s 9.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 10.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 1.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Bolivia or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 11.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 9.05 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Bolivia as of 2023.
What is the difference in productivity vs. educational attainment between Bolivia and Viet Nam?
1.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Viet Nam?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Bolivia and Viet Nam rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
Bolivia ranks 101st and Viet Nam ranks 98th 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.