Canada vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 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
- Canada
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports -24.28 Percentage against -25.79 Percentage in Canada, a difference of 1.51 Percentage.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 17th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 15th of 36 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -12.57 Percentage | -35.96 Percentage | 23.4 Percentage | Canada |
| 1980s | -12.45 Percentage | -26.18 Percentage | 13.73 Percentage | Canada |
| 1990s | -16.7 Percentage | -21.78 Percentage | 5.08 Percentage | Canada |
| 2000s | -21.2 Percentage | -19.97 Percentage | 1.23 Percentage | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2010s | -24.59 Percentage | -24.07 Percentage | 0.5223 Percentage | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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, Canada or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at -24.28 Percentage against -25.79 Percentage in Canada as of 2016.
- What is the difference in gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states between Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 1.51 Percentage, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states?
- Canada ranks 17th 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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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.