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

22 years are reported by both, from 1995 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.

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

New Zealand

-39.18 Percentage

in 2016

Slovenia

-39.34 Percentage

in 2016

New Zealand rank

20th

Slovenia rank

21st

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

New Zealand
Slovenia

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports -39.18 Percentage against -39.34 Percentage in Slovenia, a difference of 0.16 Percentage.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1995 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 20th and Slovenia ranks 21st 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	Slovenia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	-35.3 Percentage	-46.12 Percentage	10.82 Percentage	New Zealand
2000s	-40.88 Percentage	-41.65 Percentage	0.7638 Percentage	New Zealand
2010s	-39.75 Percentage	-40.45 Percentage	0.6967 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 Slovenia?: New Zealand, at -39.18 Percentage against -39.34 Percentage in Slovenia as of 2016.
What is the difference in gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states between New Zealand and Slovenia?: 0.16 Percentage, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Slovenia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.
How do New Zealand and Slovenia rank globally for gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states?: New Zealand ranks 20th and Slovenia ranks 21st 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.