Laos vs Nigeria: Total factor productivity
Laos
0.9878
in 2023
Nigeria
0.9877
in 2023
Laos rank
68th
Nigeria rank
69th
Total factor productivity over time
- Laos
- Nigeria
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.9878 against 0.9877 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0001.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 68th and Nigeria ranks 69th of 120 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.14 | 0.6758 | 0.4636 | Laos |
| 1990s | 1.11 | 0.5877 | 0.527 | Laos |
| 2000s | 1.14 | 0.7694 | 0.3693 | Laos |
| 2010s | 1.15 | 1.04 | 0.1136 | Laos |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.995 | 0.0082 | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, Laos or Nigeria?
- Laos, at 0.9878 against 0.9877 in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between Laos and Nigeria?
- 0.0001, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nigeria?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Nigeria rank globally for total factor productivity?
- Laos ranks 68th and Nigeria ranks 69th 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.