Luxembourg vs Norway: Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States

Luxembourg
34.6 Percentage
in 2016
Norway
11.89 Percentage
in 2016
Luxembourg rank
2nd
Norway rank
3rd

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

  • Luxembourg
  • Norway
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 34.6 Percentage against 11.89 Percentage in Norway, a difference of 22.71 Percentage.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 2.9 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 2nd and Norway ranks 3rd of 36 countries.

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 2.56 Percentage -29.23 Percentage 31.79 Percentage Luxembourg
1980s 17.39 Percentage -14.28 Percentage 31.67 Percentage Luxembourg
1990s 36.82 Percentage -1.34 Percentage 38.16 Percentage Luxembourg
2000s 32 Percentage 24.26 Percentage 7.74 Percentage Luxembourg
2010s 34.76 Percentage 25.72 Percentage 9.04 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, Luxembourg or Norway?
Luxembourg, at 34.6 Percentage against 11.89 Percentage in Norway as of 2016.
What is the difference in gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states between Luxembourg and Norway?
22.71 Percentage, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Norway?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Luxembourg and Norway rank globally for gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states?
Luxembourg ranks 2nd 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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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

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.