Hungary vs Portugal: Productivity vs. educational attainment
Hungary
42.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Portugal
42.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Hungary rank
45th
Portugal rank
44th
Productivity vs. educational attainment over time
- Hungary
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 42.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 42.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Hungary, a difference of 0.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Portugal ahead.
Hungary ranks 45th and Portugal ranks 44th of 130 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 18.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Portugal |
| 1990s | 21.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 25.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Portugal |
| 2000s | 31.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 32.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Portugal |
| 2010s | 37.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 40.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Portugal |
| 2020s | 41.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 42.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.5128 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Hungary or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 42.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 42.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Hungary as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity vs. educational attainment between Hungary and Portugal?
- 0.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Portugal?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Hungary and Portugal rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Hungary ranks 45th and Portugal ranks 44th 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.