Australia vs Denmark: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Australia
49,831 2011$
in 2018
Denmark
46,312 2011$
in 2018
Australia rank
11th
Denmark rank
13th
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Australia
- Denmark
How they compare
Australia currently reports 49,831 2011$ against 46,312 2011$ in Denmark, a difference of 3,519 2011$.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 199 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Denmark ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and Denmark ranks 13th of 145 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 12 and Denmark in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 952.2 2011$ | 2,109 2011$ | 1,157 2011$ | Denmark |
| 1830s | 1,621 2011$ | 2,177 2011$ | 555.9 2011$ | Denmark |
| 1840s | 2,452 2011$ | 2,426 2011$ | 25.7 2011$ | Australia |
| 1850s | 4,180 2011$ | 2,750 2011$ | 1,430 2011$ | Australia |
| 1860s | 4,635 2011$ | 2,923 2011$ | 1,712 2011$ | Australia |
| 1870s | 6,128 2011$ | 3,312 2011$ | 2,817 2011$ | Australia |
| 1880s | 7,048 2011$ | 3,664 2011$ | 3,384 2011$ | Australia |
| 1890s | 6,203 2011$ | 4,344 2011$ | 1,859 2011$ | Australia |
| 1900s | 6,874 2011$ | 5,309 2011$ | 1,565 2011$ | Australia |
| 1910s | 7,887 2011$ | 6,057 2011$ | 1,830 2011$ | Australia |
| 1920s | 8,406 2011$ | 7,104 2011$ | 1,302 2011$ | Australia |
| 1930s | 8,263 2011$ | 8,773 2011$ | 510.2 2011$ | Denmark |
| 1940s | 11,142 2011$ | 8,679 2011$ | 2,464 2011$ | Australia |
| 1950s | 12,559 2011$ | 11,959 2011$ | 599.9 2011$ | Australia |
| 1960s | 15,869 2011$ | 16,909 2011$ | 1,040 2011$ | Denmark |
| 1970s | 20,872 2011$ | 22,274 2011$ | 1,401 2011$ | Denmark |
| 1980s | 24,614 2011$ | 26,845 2011$ | 2,231 2011$ | Denmark |
| 1990s | 30,544 2011$ | 32,998 2011$ | 2,454 2011$ | Denmark |
| 2000s | 41,055 2011$ | 41,643 2011$ | 587.18 2011$ | Denmark |
| 2010s | 47,772 2011$ | 44,359 2011$ | 3,413 2011$ | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution, Australia or Denmark?
- Australia, at 49,831 2011$ against 46,312 2011$ in Denmark as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Australia and Denmark?
- 3,519 2011$, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Denmark?
- 199 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
- How do Australia and Denmark rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Australia ranks 11th and Denmark ranks 13th of 145 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution: prosperity, inequality, and planetary limits’ in The CORE Team, The Economy 2.0 Microeconomics. Available at: https://tinyco.re/4329598 [Figure 1.19]