Denmark vs Nigeria: Total factor productivity
Denmark
0.9884
in 2023
Nigeria
0.9877
in 2023
Denmark rank
66th
Nigeria rank
69th
Total factor productivity over time
- Denmark
- Nigeria
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.9884 against 0.9877 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0007.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Denmark ranks 66th and Nigeria ranks 69th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6857 | 1.18 | 0.4986 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.7999 | 0.9877 | 0.1878 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.8341 | 0.6758 | 0.1583 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.961 | 0.5877 | 0.3733 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.9603 | 0.7694 | 0.1909 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.9594 | 1.04 | 0.077 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.9868 | 0.995 | 0.0081 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, Denmark or Nigeria?
- Denmark, at 0.9884 against 0.9877 in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between Denmark and Nigeria?
- 0.0007, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Nigeria?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Nigeria rank globally for total factor productivity?
- Denmark ranks 66th 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.