Netherlands vs Switzerland: Productivity vs. educational attainment
Productivity vs. educational attainment over time
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 99.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 84.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Netherlands, a difference of 15.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Netherlands ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 130 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.7 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 20.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 20.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 28.49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 35.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 38.19 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 43.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 44.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.2551 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 52.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 49.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 71.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 61.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 79.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 86.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 84.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 98.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 14.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Netherlands or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 99.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 84.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity vs. educational attainment between Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 15.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Netherlands ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 3rd 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.