Democratic Republic of Congo vs Niger: Productivity vs. educational attainment
Productivity vs. educational attainment over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 2.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 1.82 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.53 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Niger ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 129th and Niger ranks 128th of 130 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.37 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.2803 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Niger |
| 2010s | 1.59 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.0465 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Niger |
| 2020s | 1.84 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.295 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Democratic Republic of Congo or Niger?
- Niger, at 2.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 1.82 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity vs. educational attainment between Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger?
- 0.53 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 129th and Niger ranks 128th 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.