How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?

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.

Italy vs Sweden: Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States

Italy

-21.94 Percentage

in 2016

Sweden

-12.37 Percentage

in 2016

Italy rank

14th

Sweden rank

11th

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

Italy
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports -12.37 Percentage against -21.94 Percentage in Italy, a difference of 9.57 Percentage.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Italy ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 11th of 36 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	-24 Percentage	-15.48 Percentage	8.52 Percentage	Sweden
1980s	-13.33 Percentage	-12.6 Percentage	0.7256 Percentage	Sweden
1990s	-10.01 Percentage	-12.59 Percentage	2.59 Percentage	Italy
2000s	-19.48 Percentage	-11.74 Percentage	7.75 Percentage	Sweden
2010s	-22.4 Percentage	-12.42 Percentage	9.98 Percentage	Sweden

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, Italy or Sweden?: Sweden, at -12.37 Percentage against -21.94 Percentage in Italy as of 2016.
What is the difference in gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states between Italy and Sweden?: 9.57 Percentage, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states?: Italy ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 11th 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.