Qatar vs Singapore: Productivity vs. educational attainment
Qatar
69.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Singapore
65.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Qatar rank
16th
Singapore rank
19th
Productivity vs. educational attainment over time
- Qatar
- Singapore
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 69.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 65.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Singapore, a difference of 3.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 16th and Singapore ranks 19th of 130 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 49.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 45.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Qatar |
| 2010s | 85.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 57.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 28.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Qatar |
| 2020s | 67.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 65.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Qatar or Singapore?
- Qatar, at 69.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 65.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity vs. educational attainment between Qatar and Singapore?
- 3.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Singapore?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Qatar and Singapore rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Qatar ranks 16th and Singapore ranks 19th 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.