Australia vs Iraq: Total factor productivity
Australia
1
in 2023
Iraq
0.9989
in 2023
Australia rank
45th
Iraq rank
48th
Total factor productivity over time
- Australia
- Iraq
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1 against 0.9989 in Iraq, a difference of 0.0011.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Iraq ahead.
Australia ranks 45th and Iraq ranks 48th of 120 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8524 | 1.6 | 0.7506 | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.8429 | 1.01 | 0.1632 | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.8517 | 0.775 | 0.0767 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.9413 | 1.2 | 0.2621 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.9714 | 1.12 | 0.1495 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.9971 | 1.01 | 0.0119 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, Australia or Iraq?
- Australia, at 1 against 0.9989 in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between Australia and Iraq?
- 0.0011, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iraq?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Iraq rank globally for total factor productivity?
- Australia ranks 45th and Iraq ranks 48th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total factor productivity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This is the level of total factor productivity, relative to each country's value in 2021 (which is set to 1). This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.