Denmark vs Norway: Productivity vs. educational attainment
Denmark
88.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Norway
130.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Denmark rank
4th
Norway rank
2nd
Productivity vs. educational attainment over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 130.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 88.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Denmark, a difference of 41.41 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.5 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 4th and Norway ranks 2nd of 130 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 14.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.1196 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Norway |
| 1960s | 19.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 20.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.4754 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Norway |
| 1970s | 29.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 30.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.4054 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Norway |
| 1980s | 37.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 44.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Norway |
| 1990s | 50.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 59.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Norway |
| 2000s | 63.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 109.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 45.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Norway |
| 2010s | 78.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 124.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 45.71 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Norway |
| 2020s | 89.53 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 129.91 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 40.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Denmark or Norway?
- Norway, at 130.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 88.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity vs. educational attainment between Denmark and Norway?
- 41.41 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Denmark ranks 4th and Norway ranks 2nd 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.