Iraq vs Lesotho: Total factor productivity
Iraq
0.9989
in 2023
Lesotho
0.9983
in 2023
Iraq rank
48th
Lesotho rank
50th
Total factor productivity over time
- Iraq
- Lesotho
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.9989 against 0.9983 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0006.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 48th and Lesotho ranks 50th of 120 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.6 | 1.03 | 0.5769 | Iraq |
| 1980s | 1.01 | 0.7265 | 0.2796 | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.775 | 0.8808 | 0.1058 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.2 | 1.01 | 0.1908 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 1.12 | 1.17 | 0.0448 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.01 | 0.995 | 0.014 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, Iraq or Lesotho?
- Iraq, at 0.9989 against 0.9983 in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between Iraq and Lesotho?
- 0.0006, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lesotho?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Lesotho rank globally for total factor productivity?
- Iraq ranks 48th and Lesotho ranks 50th 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.