Cameroon vs Zambia: Productivity vs. educational attainment

Cameroon
6.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Zambia
5.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Cameroon rank
110th
Zambia rank
113th

Productivity vs. educational attainment over time

  • Cameroon
  • Zambia
02468200520142023

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 6.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 5.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Zambia, a difference of 0.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 110th and Zambia ranks 113th of 130 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 4.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 5.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 1.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Zambia
2010s 4.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 6.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 1.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Zambia
2020s 6.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 5.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 1.19 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Cameroon or Zambia?
Cameroon, at 6.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 5.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in productivity vs. educational attainment between Cameroon and Zambia?
0.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zambia?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Zambia rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
Cameroon ranks 110th and Zambia ranks 113th 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.