Italy vs Qatar: Productivity vs. educational attainment
Italy
67.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Qatar
69.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Italy rank
18th
Qatar rank
16th
Productivity vs. educational attainment over time
- Italy
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 69.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 67.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Italy, a difference of 2.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Qatar ahead.
Italy ranks 18th and Qatar ranks 16th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 94.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 38.86 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Qatar |
| 2010s | 61.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 85.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 23.7 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Qatar |
| 2020s | 67.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 67.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.8081 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Italy or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 69.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 67.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity vs. educational attainment between Italy and Qatar?
- 2.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Qatar?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Qatar rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Italy ranks 18th and Qatar ranks 16th 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.