Lesotho vs United Kingdom: Total factor productivity
Lesotho
0.9983
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.9985
in 2023
Lesotho rank
50th
United Kingdom rank
49th
Total factor productivity over time
- Lesotho
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.9985 against 0.9983 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0002.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 50th and United Kingdom ranks 49th of 120 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9692 | 0.8496 | 0.1196 | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.7265 | 0.9205 | 0.194 | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.9393 | 0.9578 | 0.0185 | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 1.01 | 1.03 | 0.0205 | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 1.17 | 1.02 | 0.1506 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.995 | 0.9954 | 0.0004 | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, Lesotho or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.9985 against 0.9983 in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between Lesotho and United Kingdom?
- 0.0002, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and United Kingdom?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and United Kingdom rank globally for total factor productivity?
- Lesotho ranks 50th and United Kingdom ranks 49th 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.