How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?

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.

Japan vs New Zealand: Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States

Japan

-32.75 Percentage

in 2016

New Zealand

-39.18 Percentage

in 2016

Japan rank

19th

New Zealand rank

20th

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

Japan
New Zealand

How they compare

Japan currently reports -32.75 Percentage against -39.18 Percentage in New Zealand, a difference of 6.43 Percentage.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

Japan ranks 19th and New Zealand ranks 20th of 36 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	-55.41 Percentage	-36.85 Percentage	18.56 Percentage	New Zealand
1980s	-43.91 Percentage	-37.39 Percentage	6.53 Percentage	New Zealand
1990s	-31.92 Percentage	-34.76 Percentage	2.84 Percentage	Japan
2000s	-32.57 Percentage	-40.88 Percentage	8.31 Percentage	Japan
2010s	-34.74 Percentage	-39.75 Percentage	5.01 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, Japan or New Zealand?: Japan, at -32.75 Percentage against -39.18 Percentage in New Zealand as of 2016.
What is the difference in gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states between Japan and New Zealand?: 6.43 Percentage, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states?: Japan ranks 19th and New Zealand ranks 20th 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.