Estonia vs Latvia: Productivity vs. educational attainment
Estonia
46.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Latvia
43.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Estonia rank
39th
Latvia rank
41st
Productivity vs. educational attainment over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 46.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 43.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Latvia, a difference of 2.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Latvia ahead.
Estonia ranks 39th and Latvia ranks 41st of 130 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 15.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.1771 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Estonia |
| 2000s | 25.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 22.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.82 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Estonia |
| 2010s | 40.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 35.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.91 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Estonia |
| 2020s | 49.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 43.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Estonia or Latvia?
- Estonia, at 46.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 43.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity vs. educational attainment between Estonia and Latvia?
- 2.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Estonia ranks 39th and Latvia ranks 41st 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.