Denmark vs Norway: Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States

Denmark
-0.5026 Percentage
in 2016
Norway
11.89 Percentage
in 2016
Denmark rank
5th
Norway rank
3rd

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

  • Denmark
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 11.89 Percentage against -0.5026 Percentage in Denmark, a difference of 12.39 Percentage.

That makes Norway's figure about 23.7 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 5th and Norway ranks 3rd of 36 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Norway Difference Ahead
1970s -26.02 Percentage -29.23 Percentage 3.21 Percentage Denmark
1980s -15.48 Percentage -14.28 Percentage 1.2 Percentage Norway
1990s -7.39 Percentage -1.34 Percentage 6.05 Percentage Norway
2000s -9.02 Percentage 24.26 Percentage 33.28 Percentage Norway
2010s -0.558 Percentage 25.72 Percentage 26.28 Percentage Norway

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, Denmark or Norway?
Norway, at 11.89 Percentage against -0.5026 Percentage in Denmark as of 2016.
What is the difference in gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states between Denmark and Norway?
12.39 Percentage, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states?
Denmark ranks 5th and Norway ranks 3rd 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.