Israel vs Japan: Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States
Israel
-40.86 Percentage
in 2016
Japan
-32.75 Percentage
in 2016
Israel rank
22nd
Japan rank
19th
Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States over time
- Israel
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports -32.75 Percentage against -40.86 Percentage in Israel, a difference of 8.11 Percentage.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 19th of 36 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -26.68 Percentage | -43.39 Percentage | 16.71 Percentage | Israel |
| 1990s | -28.04 Percentage | -31.92 Percentage | 3.88 Percentage | Israel |
| 2000s | -38.98 Percentage | -32.57 Percentage | 6.4 Percentage | Japan |
| 2010s | -43.28 Percentage | -34.74 Percentage | 8.53 Percentage | Japan |
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, Israel or Japan?
- Japan, at -32.75 Percentage against -40.86 Percentage in Israel as of 2016.
- What is the difference in gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states between Israel and Japan?
- 8.11 Percentage, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Japan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2016.
- How do Israel and Japan rank globally for gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states?
- Israel ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 19th 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.