Democratic Republic of Congo vs Madagascar: Productivity: output per hour worked

Democratic Republic of Congo

1.82 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour

in 2023

Madagascar

1.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

129th

Madagascar rank

130th

Productivity: output per hour worked over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Madagascar

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1.82 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 1.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Madagascar, a difference of 0.1673 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Madagascar ahead.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 129th and Madagascar ranks 130th 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: 06 August 2026

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.