Chile vs Malaysia: Productivity vs. educational attainment
Chile
32.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Malaysia
29.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Chile rank
58th
Malaysia rank
60th
Productivity vs. educational attainment over time
- Chile
- Malaysia
How they compare
Chile currently reports 32.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 29.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Malaysia, a difference of 2.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 58th and Malaysia ranks 60th of 130 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Chile |
| 1980s | 10.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.4788 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Chile |
| 1990s | 14.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 14.45 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.0101 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Chile |
| 2000s | 19.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 19.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 30.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 25.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.71 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Chile |
| 2020s | 33.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 28.91 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Chile or Malaysia?
- Chile, at 32.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 29.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity vs. educational attainment between Chile and Malaysia?
- 2.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Malaysia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Malaysia rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Chile ranks 58th and Malaysia ranks 60th 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.