Canada vs Italy: Productivity vs. educational attainment
Canada
61.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Italy
67.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Canada rank
21st
Italy rank
18th
Productivity vs. educational attainment over time
- Canada
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 67.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 61.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Canada, a difference of 5.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 21st and Italy ranks 18th of 130 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10.41 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Canada |
| 1960s | 26.49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 13.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 13.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Canada |
| 1970s | 35.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 25.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Canada |
| 1980s | 40.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 35.82 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Canada |
| 1990s | 46.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 47.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.768 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Italy |
| 2000s | 55.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 54.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.8624 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Canada |
| 2010s | 61.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 61.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.629 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Italy |
| 2020s | 63.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 67.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Canada or Italy?
- Italy, at 67.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 61.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity vs. educational attainment between Canada and Italy?
- 5.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Italy rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Canada ranks 21st and Italy ranks 18th 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
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.