Nigeria vs Taiwan: Total factor productivity
Nigeria
0.9877
in 2023
Taiwan
0.9869
in 2023
Nigeria rank
69th
Taiwan rank
70th
Total factor productivity over time
- Nigeria
- Taiwan
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.9877 against 0.9869 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.0008.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 69th and Taiwan ranks 70th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.18 | 0.3013 | 0.883 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.9877 | 0.4158 | 0.5719 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.6758 | 0.4749 | 0.2008 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.5877 | 0.7494 | 0.1617 | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 0.7694 | 0.8033 | 0.0339 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 1.04 | 0.9114 | 0.125 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.995 | 0.9876 | 0.0074 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, Nigeria or Taiwan?
- Nigeria, at 0.9877 against 0.9869 in Taiwan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between Nigeria and Taiwan?
- 0.0008, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Taiwan?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Taiwan rank globally for total factor productivity?
- Nigeria ranks 69th and Taiwan ranks 70th 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.