Canada vs Spain: Productivity vs. educational attainment
Canada
61.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Spain
64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Canada rank
21st
Spain rank
20th
Productivity vs. educational attainment over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 61.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Canada, a difference of 2.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 21st and Spain ranks 20th of 130 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 11.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Canada |
| 1960s | 26.49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 12.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 14.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Canada |
| 1970s | 35.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 20.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 14.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Canada |
| 1980s | 40.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 28.86 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 11.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Canada |
| 1990s | 46.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 39.7 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Canada |
| 2000s | 55.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 47.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Canada |
| 2010s | 61.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 58.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.59 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Canada |
| 2020s | 63.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 62.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.37 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Canada or Spain?
- Spain, at 64 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 Spain?
- 2.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Canada ranks 21st and Spain ranks 20th 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.