Nigeria vs Sudan: Productivity vs. educational attainment

Nigeria
6.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Sudan
4.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Nigeria rank
112th
Sudan rank
114th

Productivity vs. educational attainment over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sudan
510152025200520142023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 6.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 4.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Sudan, a difference of 1.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 112th and Sudan ranks 114th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sudan Difference Ahead
2000s 7.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 6.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 0.6417 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Nigeria
2010s 8.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 12.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 4.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Sudan
2020s 6.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 6.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 0.9456 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Nigeria or Sudan?
Nigeria, at 6.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 4.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in productivity vs. educational attainment between Nigeria and Sudan?
1.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sudan?
18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Sudan rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
Nigeria ranks 112th and Sudan ranks 114th 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.