Nigeria vs Zambia: Productivity: output per hour worked

Nigeria

6.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour

in 2023

Zambia

5.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour

in 2023

Nigeria rank

112th

Zambia rank

113th

Productivity: output per hour worked over time

Nigeria
Zambia

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 6.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 5.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Zambia, a difference of 0.5239 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

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

Globally, Nigeria ranks 112th and Zambia ranks 113th 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.