Namibia vs Singapore: Total factor productivity
Namibia
0.9912
in 2023
Singapore
0.9914
in 2023
Namibia rank
64th
Singapore rank
63rd
Total factor productivity over time
- Namibia
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.9914 against 0.9912 in Namibia, a difference of 0.0002.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 64th and Singapore ranks 63rd of 120 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.34 | 1.11 | 0.2343 | Namibia |
| 1970s | 1.31 | 1.1 | 0.2059 | Namibia |
| 1980s | 1.17 | 0.9946 | 0.1748 | Namibia |
| 1990s | 1.15 | 1.02 | 0.1284 | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1.3 | 0.9607 | 0.3442 | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.15 | 1 | 0.1416 | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.9987 | 0.9921 | 0.0066 | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, Namibia or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.9914 against 0.9912 in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between Namibia and Singapore?
- 0.0002, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Singapore?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Singapore rank globally for total factor productivity?
- Namibia ranks 64th and Singapore ranks 63rd 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.