Qatar vs United Kingdom: Productivity vs. educational attainment

Qatar
69.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
United Kingdom
68.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Qatar rank
16th
United Kingdom rank
17th

Productivity vs. educational attainment over time

  • Qatar
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 69.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 68.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in United Kingdom, a difference of 1.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Qatar ahead.

Qatar ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 94.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 65.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 29.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Qatar
2010s 85.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 63.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 21.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Qatar
2020s 67.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 68.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 1.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Qatar or United Kingdom?
Qatar, at 69.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 68.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in productivity vs. educational attainment between Qatar and United Kingdom?
1.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United Kingdom?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Qatar and United Kingdom rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
Qatar ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 17th 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.