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Ireland vs Norway: Productivity: output per hour worked

Ireland
158.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Norway
130.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Ireland rank
1st
Norway rank
2nd

Productivity: output per hour worked over time

  • Ireland
  • Norway
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 158.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 130.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Norway, a difference of 28.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.

Globally, Ireland ranks 1st and Norway ranks 2nd 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.