Botswana vs Nicaragua: Total factor productivity
Botswana
1.01
in 2023
Nicaragua
1
in 2023
Botswana rank
36th
Nicaragua rank
38th
Total factor productivity over time
- Botswana
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1.01 against 1 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Botswana ranks 36th and Nicaragua ranks 38th of 120 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.81 | 1.46 | 0.3429 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1.86 | 1.05 | 0.8064 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 1.56 | 1.03 | 0.532 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1.16 | 1.03 | 0.1355 | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.9902 | 0.984 | 0.0062 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, Botswana or Nicaragua?
- Botswana, at 1.01 against 1 in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between Botswana and Nicaragua?
- 0.01, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nicaragua?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Nicaragua rank globally for total factor productivity?
- Botswana ranks 36th and Nicaragua ranks 38th 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.