Israel vs Korea, Rep.: Total factor productivity
Israel
0.9791
in 2023
Korea, Rep.
0.9769
in 2023
Israel rank
82nd
Korea, Rep. rank
84th
Total factor productivity over time
- Israel
- Korea, Rep.
How they compare
Israel currently reports 0.9791 against 0.9769 in Korea, Rep., a difference of 0.0022.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 82nd and Korea, Rep. ranks 84th of 120 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 6 and Korea, Rep. in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Korea, Rep. | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7083 | 0.4034 | 0.3048 | Israel |
| 1960s | 0.8423 | 0.4472 | 0.3951 | Israel |
| 1970s | 1.02 | 0.5693 | 0.4552 | Israel |
| 1980s | 0.9909 | 0.6178 | 0.3731 | Israel |
| 1990s | 0.9548 | 0.7487 | 0.2061 | Israel |
| 2000s | 0.9394 | 0.8739 | 0.0654 | Israel |
| 2010s | 0.9572 | 0.9701 | 0.0129 | Korea, Rep. |
| 2020s | 0.9869 | 0.9904 | 0.0035 | Korea, Rep. |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, Israel or Korea, Rep.?
- Israel, at 0.9791 against 0.9769 in Korea, Rep. as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between Israel and Korea, Rep.?
- 0.0022, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Korea, Rep.?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Korea, Rep. rank globally for total factor productivity?
- Israel ranks 82nd and Korea, Rep. 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.