Colombia vs Nigeria: Total factor productivity
Colombia
0.9832
in 2023
Nigeria
0.9877
in 2023
Colombia rank
72nd
Nigeria rank
69th
Total factor productivity over time
- Colombia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.9877 against 0.9832 in Colombia, a difference of 0.0045.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Colombia ranks 72nd and Nigeria ranks 69th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 1.18 | 0.1835 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 1.11 | 0.9877 | 0.123 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1.12 | 0.6758 | 0.4432 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.9873 | 0.5877 | 0.3996 | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.9799 | 0.7694 | 0.2105 | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.9916 | 1.04 | 0.0448 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.995 | 0.0056 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, Colombia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.9877 against 0.9832 in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between Colombia and Nigeria?
- 0.0045, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Nigeria?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Nigeria rank globally for total factor productivity?
- Colombia ranks 72nd and Nigeria ranks 69th 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.