Brazil vs Iran: Productivity: output per hour worked

Brazil
19.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Iran
22.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Brazil rank
73rd
Iran rank
71st

Productivity: output per hour worked over time

  • Brazil
  • Iran
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 22.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 19.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Brazil, a difference of 2.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Globally, Brazil ranks 73rd and Iran ranks 71st of 130 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Productivity: output per hour worked
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
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
130 places, 4,965 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.