Canada vs Singapore: Productivity vs. educational attainment
Canada
61.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Singapore
65.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Canada rank
21st
Singapore rank
19th
Productivity vs. educational attainment over time
- Canada
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 65.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 61.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Canada, a difference of 3.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 21st and Singapore ranks 19th of 130 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 19.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Canada |
| 1970s | 35.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 15.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 19.59 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Canada |
| 1980s | 40.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 22.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 17.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Canada |
| 1990s | 46.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 24.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 22.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Canada |
| 2000s | 55.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 41.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 13.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Canada |
| 2010s | 61.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 57.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Canada |
| 2020s | 63.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 65.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Canada or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 65.92 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 Singapore?
- 3.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Singapore?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Singapore rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Canada ranks 21st and Singapore ranks 19th 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.