Japan vs United Kingdom: Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita

Japan
30,520 current US$ per person
in 2021
United Kingdom
36,167 current US$ per person
in 2018
Japan rank
23rd
United Kingdom rank
21st

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

  • Japan
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 36,167 current US$ per person against 30,520 current US$ per person in Japan, a difference of 5,647 current US$ per person.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Japan ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 21st of 184 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 4,136 current US$ per person 3,909 current US$ per person 226.64 current US$ per person Japan
1980s 12,304 current US$ per person 9,646 current US$ per person 2,658 current US$ per person Japan
1990s 27,583 current US$ per person 19,742 current US$ per person 7,841 current US$ per person Japan
2000s 29,063 current US$ per person 32,868 current US$ per person 3,804 current US$ per person United Kingdom
2010s 32,982 current US$ per person 35,810 current US$ per person 2,828 current US$ per person United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted net national income (current us$), per capita, Japan or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 36,167 current US$ per person against 30,520 current US$ per person in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in adjusted net national income (current us$), per capita between Japan and United Kingdom?
5,647 current US$ per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for adjusted net national income (current us$), per capita?
Japan ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 21st of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted net national income (current US$), 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.