Denmark vs Switzerland: Productivity vs. educational attainment
Denmark
88.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Switzerland
99.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Denmark rank
4th
Switzerland rank
3rd
Productivity vs. educational attainment over time
- Denmark
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 99.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 88.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Denmark, a difference of 11.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Denmark ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 130 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 20.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 19.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 28.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9.07 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 29.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 38.19 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 37.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 44.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 50.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 49.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.6185 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Denmark |
| 2000s | 63.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 61.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Denmark |
| 2010s | 78.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 86.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 89.53 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 98.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Denmark or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 99.93 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 Switzerland?
- 11.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Switzerland rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Denmark ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 3rd 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.