Canada vs Colombia: Total factor productivity
Canada
0.9827
in 2023
Colombia
0.9832
in 2023
Canada rank
74th
Colombia rank
72nd
Total factor productivity over time
- Canada
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.9832 against 0.9827 in Canada, a difference of 0.0005.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Colombia ahead.
Canada ranks 74th and Colombia ranks 72nd of 120 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Colombia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7401 | 0.9473 | 0.2073 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 0.8796 | 1 | 0.1212 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.9962 | 1.11 | 0.1145 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.976 | 1.1 | 0.1261 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.9625 | 1.06 | 0.1008 | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.9799 | 0.0238 | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.9883 | 0.9916 | 0.0034 | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0.0015 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, Canada or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 0.9832 against 0.9827 in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between Canada and Colombia?
- 0.0005, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Colombia?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Colombia rank globally for total factor productivity?
- Canada ranks 74th and Colombia ranks 72nd 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.