How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Switzerland?

47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.

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.

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

Denmark

-0.5026 Percentage

in 2016

Switzerland

-2.66 Percentage

in 2016

Denmark rank

5th

Switzerland rank

7th

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

Denmark
Switzerland

How they compare

Denmark currently reports -0.5026 Percentage against -2.66 Percentage in Switzerland, a difference of 2.16 Percentage.

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

Denmark ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 36 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	-26.02 Percentage	-4.5 Percentage	21.52 Percentage	Switzerland
1980s	-15.48 Percentage	-3.4 Percentage	12.08 Percentage	Switzerland
1990s	-7.39 Percentage	-5.18 Percentage	2.21 Percentage	Switzerland
2000s	-9.02 Percentage	-8.95 Percentage	0.0749 Percentage	Switzerland
2010s	-0.558 Percentage	-3.47 Percentage	2.91 Percentage	Denmark

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 Switzerland?: Denmark, at -0.5026 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 Denmark and Switzerland?: 2.16 Percentage, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Switzerland?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Denmark and Switzerland rank globally for gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states?: Denmark ranks 5th 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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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: 28 August 2026

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.