El Salvador vs Hong Kong, China: Total factor productivity
El Salvador
0.9803
in 2023
Hong Kong, China
0.9789
in 2023
El Salvador rank
80th
Hong Kong, China rank
83rd
Total factor productivity over time
- El Salvador
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.9803 against 0.9789 in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.0014.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 80th and Hong Kong, China ranks 83rd of 120 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.82 | 0.7836 | 1.04 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 1.38 | 0.8641 | 0.5118 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.23 | 0.9455 | 0.2829 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.09 | 0.895 | 0.1973 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.03 | 0.9648 | 0.0623 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.9728 | 0.9728 | 0 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, El Salvador or Hong Kong, China?
- El Salvador, at 0.9803 against 0.9789 in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between El Salvador and Hong Kong, China?
- 0.0014, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Hong Kong, China?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Hong Kong, China rank globally for total factor productivity?
- El Salvador ranks 80th and Hong Kong, China ranks 83rd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) β 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.