Jamaica vs Lesotho: Total factor productivity
Jamaica
1
in 2023
Lesotho
0.9983
in 2023
Jamaica rank
47th
Lesotho rank
50th
Total factor productivity over time
- Jamaica
- Lesotho
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1 against 0.9983 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0017.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 47th and Lesotho ranks 50th of 120 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.41 | 0.9692 | 0.4377 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1.16 | 0.7265 | 0.429 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1.22 | 0.9393 | 0.284 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.11 | 1.01 | 0.0963 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 1.17 | 0.1065 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.996 | 0.995 | 0.001 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, Jamaica or Lesotho?
- Jamaica, at 1 against 0.9983 in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between Jamaica and Lesotho?
- 0.0017, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lesotho?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Lesotho rank globally for total factor productivity?
- Jamaica ranks 47th 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.