I'm not the grandparent poster but, in this context, productivity is usually defined as $/hour worked or GDP/total hours worked (so "productivity per hour" is a

I'm not the grandparent poster but, in this context, productivity is usually defined as $/hour worked or GDP/total hours worked (so "productivity per hour" is arguably redundant). gp is saying that: * Netherlands' productivity ($/hour) is on par with US' * during 1 year, the Dutch work less hours per capita * so GDP/capita is lower in Netherlands * but that's OK, because Europe