Italy vs Laos: Total factor productivity
Italy
0.9869
in 2023
Laos
0.9878
in 2023
Italy rank
71st
Laos rank
68th
Total factor productivity over time
- Italy
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.9878 against 0.9869 in Italy, a difference of 0.0009.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 71st and Laos ranks 68th of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0045 | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 1.11 | 0.0902 | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.14 | 1.14 | 0.0027 | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.03 | 1.15 | 0.1228 | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.994 | 1 | 0.0091 | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, Italy or Laos?
- Laos, at 0.9878 against 0.9869 in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between Italy and Laos?
- 0.0009, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Laos?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Laos rank globally for total factor productivity?
- Italy ranks 71st and Laos ranks 68th 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.