Australia vs Jamaica: Total factor productivity
Australia
1
in 2023
Jamaica
1
in 2023
Australia rank
45th
Jamaica rank
47th
Total factor productivity over time
- Australia
- Jamaica
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1 against 1 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Jamaica ahead.
Australia ranks 45th and Jamaica ranks 47th of 120 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7499 | 1.11 | 0.363 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 0.8077 | 1.28 | 0.4771 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.8543 | 1.41 | 0.5526 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.8429 | 1.16 | 0.3126 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.8674 | 1.22 | 0.3558 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.9413 | 1.11 | 0.1676 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.9714 | 1.06 | 0.0878 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.9971 | 0.996 | 0.0011 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, Australia or Jamaica?
- Australia, at 1 against 1 in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between Australia and Jamaica?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Jamaica?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Jamaica rank globally for total factor productivity?
- Australia ranks 45th and Jamaica ranks 47th 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.