Denmark vs Sweden: Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita

Denmark
58,796 current US$ per person
in 2021
Sweden
51,831 current US$ per person
in 2021
Denmark rank
5th
Sweden rank
7th

Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
020.0k40.0k60.0k197019952021

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 58,796 current US$ per person against 51,831 current US$ per person in Sweden, a difference of 6,965 current US$ per person.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Denmark ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 7th of 184 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 6,602 current US$ per person 7,919 current US$ per person 1,317 current US$ per person Sweden
1980s 12,801 current US$ per person 14,911 current US$ per person 2,110 current US$ per person Sweden
1990s 25,248 current US$ per person 25,038 current US$ per person 210.49 current US$ per person Denmark
2000s 37,822 current US$ per person 35,428 current US$ per person 2,394 current US$ per person Denmark
2010s 49,960 current US$ per person 47,292 current US$ per person 2,668 current US$ per person Denmark
2020s 55,519 current US$ per person 48,576 current US$ per person 6,943 current US$ per person Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted net national income (current us$), per capita, Denmark or Sweden?
Denmark, at 58,796 current US$ per person against 51,831 current US$ per person in Sweden as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted net national income (current us$), per capita between Denmark and Sweden?
6,965 current US$ per person, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for adjusted net national income (current us$), per capita?
Denmark ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 7th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
231 places, 9,520 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted net national income (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.