Australia vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States

Australia
-19.25 Percentage
in 2016
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
-24.28 Percentage
in 2016
Australia rank
13th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
15th

Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States over time

  • Australia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Australia currently reports -19.25 Percentage against -24.28 Percentage in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 5.03 Percentage.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 13th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 15th of 36 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s -17.11 Percentage -35.96 Percentage 18.86 Percentage Australia
1980s -16.22 Percentage -26.18 Percentage 9.96 Percentage Australia
1990s -21.76 Percentage -21.78 Percentage 0.0239 Percentage Australia
2000s -21.78 Percentage -19.97 Percentage 1.81 Percentage United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s -20.97 Percentage -24.07 Percentage 3.1 Percentage Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states, Australia or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Australia, at -19.25 Percentage against -24.28 Percentage in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2016.
What is the difference in gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states between Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
5.03 Percentage, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states?
Australia ranks 13th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 15th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States
Unit
Percentage
Source
OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
37 places, 1,398 data points, 1970–2016
Last refreshed

Figure illustrates the gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States. The gap is calculated by taking a country's GDP per hour worked minus that of the US, divided by US GDP per hour worked. A positive gap suggests the country is more productive (has higher GDP per hour worked) than the US.