They’re not directly comparable because programming languages are much simpler and much easier to learn. Becoming a good programmer is hard, but that’s not due to difficulty of learning a programming language. Once you’re a good programmer, new languages are easy. A decent programmer should be able to do something useful in a new language in a week or less, and be reasonably competent in a month or two. See how long it takes anyone to learn a human language to that level.
> Once you’re a good programmer, new languages are easy.
Not always. Languages can differ radically. If the new language uses concepts you've never encountered before, you're going to need to do the work of learning those new concepts.
An example I've used before: 20 years writing C code for embedded systems won't give you any insight into Haskell's applicatives or monads.
I bet that C programmer will still learn Haskell way faster than someone with no programming experience, and way faster than just about anyone will learn a human language.
