Singapore vs Spain: Productivity vs. educational attainment
Singapore
65.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Spain
64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Singapore rank
19th
Spain rank
20th
Productivity vs. educational attainment over time
- Singapore
- Spain
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 65.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Spain, a difference of 1.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.
Singapore ranks 19th and Spain ranks 20th of 130 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 12.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Spain |
| 1970s | 15.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 20.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.84 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Spain |
| 1980s | 22.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 28.86 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Spain |
| 1990s | 24.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 39.7 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 15.54 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Spain |
| 2000s | 41.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 47.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Spain |
| 2010s | 57.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 58.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Spain |
| 2020s | 65.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 62.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Singapore or Spain?
- Singapore, at 65.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity vs. educational attainment between Singapore and Spain?
- 1.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Singapore and Spain rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Singapore ranks 19th and Spain ranks 20th 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.