Eswatini vs South Korea: Total factor productivity
Eswatini
0.9795
in 2023
South Korea
0.9769
in 2023
Eswatini rank
81st
South Korea rank
84th
Total factor productivity over time
- Eswatini
- South Korea
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 0.9795 against 0.9769 in South Korea, a difference of 0.0026.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 81st and South Korea ranks 84th of 120 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5872 | 0.6178 | 0.0306 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.6373 | 0.7487 | 0.1114 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.7995 | 0.8739 | 0.0745 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.9288 | 0.9701 | 0.0413 | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.9808 | 0.9904 | 0.0095 | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, Eswatini or South Korea?
- Eswatini, at 0.9795 against 0.9769 in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between Eswatini and South Korea?
- 0.0026, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and South Korea?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and South Korea rank globally for total factor productivity?
- Eswatini ranks 81st and South Korea ranks 84th 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.