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

New Zealand
-39.18 Percentage
in 2016
Slovakia
-41.18 Percentage
in 2016
New Zealand rank
20th
Slovakia rank
23rd

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

  • New Zealand
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports -39.18 Percentage against -41.18 Percentage in Slovakia, a difference of 2 Percentage.

Across all 22 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 20th and Slovakia ranks 23rd of 36 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Slovakia Difference Ahead
1990s -35.3 Percentage -61.84 Percentage 26.54 Percentage New Zealand
2000s -40.88 Percentage -52.21 Percentage 11.33 Percentage New Zealand
2010s -39.75 Percentage -42.35 Percentage 2.6 Percentage New Zealand

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, New Zealand or Slovakia?
New Zealand, at -39.18 Percentage against -41.18 Percentage in Slovakia as of 2016.
What is the difference in gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states between New Zealand and Slovakia?
2 Percentage, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Slovakia?
22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.
How do New Zealand and Slovakia rank globally for gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states?
New Zealand ranks 20th and Slovakia ranks 23rd 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.