Ecuador vs Thailand: Productivity vs. educational attainment
Ecuador
18.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Thailand
19.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Ecuador rank
77th
Thailand rank
76th
Productivity vs. educational attainment over time
- Ecuador
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 19.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 18.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Ecuador, a difference of 0.24 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 77th and Thailand ranks 76th of 130 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 10.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.7 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.24 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 16.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 14.71 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 18.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 18.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.8106 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Ecuador or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 19.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 18.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity vs. educational attainment between Ecuador and Thailand?
- 0.24 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Thailand?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Thailand rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Ecuador ranks 77th and Thailand ranks 76th 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.
Individual pages
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.