Mauritania vs Panama: Total factor productivity

Mauritania
1.06
in 2023
Panama
1.06
in 2023
Mauritania rank
9th
Panama rank
10th

Total factor productivity over time

  • Mauritania
  • Panama
00.511.5196919962023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 1.06 against 1.06 in Panama, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Panama ahead.

Mauritania ranks 9th and Panama ranks 10th of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Panama Difference Ahead
1970s 1.2 1.27 0.0663 Panama
1980s 1.11 1.34 0.2317 Panama
1990s 1.09 1.3 0.2067 Panama
2000s 1.01 1.27 0.2542 Panama
2010s 1 1.21 0.2013 Panama
2020s 1.03 1 0.0226 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total factor productivity, Mauritania or Panama?
Mauritania, at 1.06 against 1.06 in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in total factor productivity between Mauritania and Panama?
0, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Panama?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Panama rank globally for total factor productivity?
Mauritania ranks 9th and Panama ranks 10th 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

Indicator
Total factor productivity
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 6,892 data points, 1954–2023
Last refreshed

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.