Germany vs Norway: 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
- Germany
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 11.89 Percentage against -2.37 Percentage in Germany, a difference of 14.26 Percentage.
That makes Norway's figure about 5.0 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 6th and Norway ranks 3rd of 36 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -22.76 Percentage | -29.23 Percentage | 6.47 Percentage | Germany |
| 1980s | -11.67 Percentage | -14.28 Percentage | 2.61 Percentage | Germany |
| 1990s | -3.02 Percentage | -1.34 Percentage | 1.68 Percentage | Norway |
| 2000s | -6.19 Percentage | 24.26 Percentage | 30.45 Percentage | Norway |
| 2010s | -4.96 Percentage | 25.72 Percentage | 30.69 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, Germany or Norway?
- Norway, at 11.89 Percentage against -2.37 Percentage in Germany as of 2016.
- What is the difference in gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states between Germany and Norway?
- 14.26 Percentage, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Norway?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
- How do Germany and Norway rank globally for gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states?
- Germany ranks 6th 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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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.