How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Türkiye?

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.

Portugal vs Türkiye: Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States

Portugal

-47.66 Percentage

in 2016

Türkiye

-42.18 Percentage

in 2016

Portugal rank

26th

Türkiye rank

24th

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

Portugal
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports -42.18 Percentage against -47.66 Percentage in Portugal, a difference of 5.48 Percentage.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 26th and Türkiye ranks 24th of 36 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1970s	-59.06 Percentage	-59.37 Percentage	0.3126 Percentage	Portugal
1980s	-54.88 Percentage	-52.47 Percentage	2.42 Percentage	Türkiye
1990s	-50.37 Percentage	-49.39 Percentage	0.9774 Percentage	Türkiye
2000s	-50.62 Percentage	-57.61 Percentage	6.99 Percentage	Portugal
2010s	-48.28 Percentage	-44.8 Percentage	3.48 Percentage	Türkiye

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, Portugal or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at -42.18 Percentage against -47.66 Percentage in Portugal as of 2016.
What is the difference in gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states between Portugal and Türkiye?: 5.48 Percentage, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Türkiye?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Portugal and Türkiye rank globally for gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states?: Portugal ranks 26th and Türkiye ranks 24th 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.