Panama vs Zambia: Total factor productivity
Panama
1.06
in 2023
Zambia
1.06
in 2023
Panama rank
10th
Zambia rank
7th
Total factor productivity over time
- Panama
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1.06 against 1.06 in Panama, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 7th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.26 | 0.857 | 0.4032 | Panama |
| 1970s | 1.32 | 0.7639 | 0.5608 | Panama |
| 1980s | 1.34 | 0.72 | 0.6178 | Panama |
| 1990s | 1.3 | 0.7887 | 0.5081 | Panama |
| 2000s | 1.27 | 0.9966 | 0.269 | Panama |
| 2010s | 1.21 | 1.2 | 0.0077 | Panama |
| 2020s | 1 | 1.02 | 0.017 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, Panama or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1.06 against 1.06 in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between Panama and Zambia?
- 0, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Zambia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Zambia rank globally for total factor productivity?
- Panama ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 7th 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.