France vs Sweden: Productivity vs. educational attainment
France
77.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Sweden
80.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
France rank
12th
Sweden rank
11th
Productivity vs. educational attainment over time
- France
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 80.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 77.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in France, a difference of 3.07 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.
France ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 11th of 130 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 15.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Sweden |
| 1960s | 16.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 22.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Sweden |
| 1970s | 29.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 33.24 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Sweden |
| 1980s | 39.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 39.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.0628 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Sweden |
| 1990s | 50.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 51.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Sweden |
| 2000s | 63.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 66.91 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Sweden |
| 2010s | 72.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 74.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Sweden |
| 2020s | 78.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 81.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, France or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 80.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 77.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity vs. educational attainment between France and Sweden?
- 3.07 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do France and Sweden rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- France ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 11th 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.