Sudan vs Zambia: Productivity vs. educational attainment

Sudan
4.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Zambia
5.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Sudan rank
114th
Zambia rank
113th

Productivity vs. educational attainment over time

  • Sudan
  • Zambia
510152025200520142023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 5.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 4.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Sudan, a difference of 0.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sudan ahead.

Sudan ranks 114th and Zambia ranks 113th of 130 countries.

Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sudan Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 6.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 5.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 1.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Sudan
2010s 12.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 6.71 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 6.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Sudan
2020s 6.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 5.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 0.7508 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Sudan or Zambia?
Zambia, at 5.63 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 Sudan and Zambia?
0.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Zambia?
18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Sudan and Zambia rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
Sudan ranks 114th and Zambia ranks 113th 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.