Ireland vs Luxembourg: 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
- Ireland
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 37.08 Percentage against 34.6 Percentage in Luxembourg, a difference of 2.48 Percentage.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Ireland ranks 1st and Luxembourg ranks 2nd of 36 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -53.31 Percentage | 2.56 Percentage | 55.87 Percentage | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | -39 Percentage | 17.39 Percentage | 56.39 Percentage | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | -22.94 Percentage | 36.82 Percentage | 59.76 Percentage | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | -10.42 Percentage | 32 Percentage | 42.41 Percentage | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 11.54 Percentage | 34.76 Percentage | 23.22 Percentage | Luxembourg |
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, Ireland or Luxembourg?
- Ireland, at 37.08 Percentage against 34.6 Percentage in Luxembourg as of 2016.
- What is the difference in gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states between Ireland and Luxembourg?
- 2.48 Percentage, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Luxembourg?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
- How do Ireland and Luxembourg rank globally for gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states?
- Ireland ranks 1st and Luxembourg ranks 2nd 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.