Barbados vs Macao: Total factor productivity
Barbados
1.18
in 2023
Macao
1.37
in 2023
Barbados rank
4th
Macao rank
2nd
Total factor productivity over time
- Barbados
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 1.37 against 1.18 in Barbados, a difference of 0.19.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Macao ahead.
Barbados ranks 4th and Macao ranks 2nd of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Macao in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.35 | 2.13 | 0.7815 | Macao |
| 1990s | 1.13 | 1.9 | 0.7646 | Macao |
| 2000s | 1.08 | 1.94 | 0.8655 | Macao |
| 2010s | 1.17 | 2.28 | 1.11 | Macao |
| 2020s | 1.09 | 0.9985 | 0.0867 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, Barbados or Macao?
- Macao, at 1.37 against 1.18 in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between Barbados and Macao?
- 0.19, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Macao?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Macao rank globally for total factor productivity?
- Barbados ranks 4th and Macao ranks 2nd 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.