Benin vs Cameroon: Total factor productivity
Benin
0.9644
in 2023
Cameroon
0.9652
in 2023
Benin rank
100th
Cameroon rank
98th
Total factor productivity over time
- Benin
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.9652 against 0.9644 in Benin, a difference of 0.0008.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cameroon ahead.
Benin ranks 100th and Cameroon ranks 98th of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Cameroon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6955 | 1.32 | 0.6224 | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.7709 | 0.9327 | 0.1619 | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 1.03 | 0.9032 | 0.1305 | Benin |
| 2010s | 1.01 | 0.9445 | 0.07 | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.9825 | 0.9874 | 0.0049 | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, Benin or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 0.9652 against 0.9644 in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between Benin and Cameroon?
- 0.0008, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cameroon?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Cameroon rank globally for total factor productivity?
- Benin ranks 100th and Cameroon ranks 98th 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.