Which has higher total factor productivity, Guatemala or Ireland?

Ireland, at 0.9752 against 0.9724 in Guatemala as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Ireland?

70 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2023.

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.

Guatemala vs Ireland: Total factor productivity

Guatemala

0.9724

in 2023

Ireland

0.9752

in 2023

Guatemala rank

90th

Ireland rank

87th

Total factor productivity over time

Guatemala
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.9752 against 0.9724 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0028.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 90th and Ireland ranks 87th of 120 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.9933	0.31	0.6832	Guatemala
1960s	1.08	0.3518	0.7316	Guatemala
1970s	1.22	0.4244	0.7957	Guatemala
1980s	1.06	0.5014	0.5552	Guatemala
1990s	1.02	0.6751	0.342	Guatemala
2000s	0.989	0.8249	0.1641	Guatemala
2010s	0.9849	0.8573	0.1276	Guatemala
2020s	0.9863	0.9774	0.0088	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total factor productivity, Guatemala or Ireland?: Ireland, at 0.9752 against 0.9724 in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in total factor productivity between Guatemala and Ireland?: 0.0028, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Ireland?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Ireland rank globally for total factor productivity?: Guatemala ranks 90th and Ireland ranks 87th 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

Indicator: Total factor productivity
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 6,892 data points, 1954–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.