Malaysia vs Niger: Total factor productivity
Malaysia
1.04
in 2023
Niger
1.05
in 2023
Malaysia rank
15th
Niger rank
12th
Total factor productivity over time
- Malaysia
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 1.05 against 1.04 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 15th and Niger ranks 12th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.52 | 1.12 | 0.4075 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 1.62 | 1.03 | 0.5993 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 1.23 | 0.8972 | 0.3328 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 1.08 | 0.8191 | 0.2591 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1.04 | 0.9032 | 0.1358 | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.04 | 0.9714 | 0.0648 | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.02 | 1.04 | 0.0149 | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, Malaysia or Niger?
- Niger, at 1.05 against 1.04 in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between Malaysia and Niger?
- 0.01, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Niger?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Niger rank globally for total factor productivity?
- Malaysia ranks 15th and Niger ranks 12th 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.