Which has higher total factor productivity, Mauritius or Portugal?

Portugal, at 1.03 against 1.03 in Mauritius as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Portugal?

70 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2023.

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.

Mauritius vs Portugal: Total factor productivity

Mauritius

1.03

in 2023

Portugal

1.03

in 2023

Mauritius rank

24th

Portugal rank

22nd

Total factor productivity over time

Mauritius
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.03 against 1.03 in Mauritius, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 120 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.9682	0.7882	0.18	Mauritius
1960s	0.8504	1.04	0.1887	Portugal
1970s	0.8504	1.31	0.4636	Portugal
1980s	0.8615	1.13	0.2722	Portugal
1990s	0.881	1.12	0.2399	Portugal
2000s	0.9591	1.06	0.0988	Portugal
2010s	1.05	1.02	0.0335	Mauritius
2020s	1	1.01	0.0063	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total factor productivity, Mauritius or Portugal?: Portugal, at 1.03 against 1.03 in Mauritius as of 2023.
What is the difference in total factor productivity between Mauritius and Portugal?: 0, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Portugal?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Portugal rank globally for total factor productivity?: Mauritius ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 22nd 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: 07 August 2026

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.