Peru vs Philippines: Productivity vs. educational attainment
Peru
11.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Philippines
11.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Peru rank
95th
Philippines rank
97th
Productivity vs. educational attainment over time
- Peru
- Philippines
How they compare
Peru currently reports 11.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 11.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Philippines, a difference of 0.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 95th and Philippines ranks 97th of 130 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 4 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Peru |
| 1980s | 6.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Peru |
| 1990s | 6.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.3694 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Philippines |
| 2000s | 7.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.82 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Peru |
| 2010s | 11.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Peru |
| 2020s | 11.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 12.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.2279 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Peru or Philippines?
- Peru, at 11.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 11.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity vs. educational attainment between Peru and Philippines?
- 0.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Philippines?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Peru and Philippines rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Peru ranks 95th and Philippines ranks 97th 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.