Niger vs Yemen: Productivity vs. educational attainment

Niger
2.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Yemen
3.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Niger rank
128th
Yemen rank
125th

Productivity vs. educational attainment over time

  • Niger
  • Yemen
246810200520142023

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 3.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 2.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Niger, a difference of 0.79 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.3 times Niger's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 128th and Yemen ranks 125th of 130 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 1.37 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 8.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 6.91 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Yemen
2010s 1.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 6.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 5.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Yemen
2020s 2.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 3.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 1.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Niger or Yemen?
Yemen, at 3.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 2.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in productivity vs. educational attainment between Niger and Yemen?
0.79 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Yemen?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Niger and Yemen rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
Niger ranks 128th and Yemen ranks 125th 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

Indicator
Productivity vs. educational attainment
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 4,965 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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.