Belgium vs Switzerland: Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States
Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 5 Percentage against -2.66 Percentage in Switzerland, a difference of 7.66 Percentage.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.9 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.
Belgium ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 36 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -14.37 Percentage | -4.5 Percentage | 9.87 Percentage | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 2.15 Percentage | -3.4 Percentage | 5.55 Percentage | Belgium |
| 1990s | 8.95 Percentage | -5.18 Percentage | 14.13 Percentage | Belgium |
| 2000s | 3.64 Percentage | -8.95 Percentage | 12.58 Percentage | Belgium |
| 2010s | 3.64 Percentage | -3.47 Percentage | 7.11 Percentage | Belgium |
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, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Belgium, at 5 Percentage against -2.66 Percentage in Switzerland as of 2016.
- What is the difference in gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 7.66 Percentage, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states?
- Belgium ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 7th 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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About this data
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.