Australia vs Netherlands: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Australia
49,831 2011$
in 2018
Netherlands
47,474 2011$
in 2018
Australia rank
11th
Netherlands rank
12th
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Australia currently reports 49,831 2011$ against 47,474 2011$ in Netherlands, a difference of 2,357 2011$.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 199 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Netherlands ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and Netherlands ranks 12th of 145 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 14 and Netherlands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 952.2 2011$ | 3,113 2011$ | 2,161 2011$ | Netherlands |
| 1830s | 1,621 2011$ | 3,399 2011$ | 1,778 2011$ | Netherlands |
| 1840s | 2,452 2011$ | 3,579 2011$ | 1,127 2011$ | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 4,180 2011$ | 3,821 2011$ | 359.2 2011$ | Australia |
| 1860s | 4,635 2011$ | 4,047 2011$ | 587.3 2011$ | Australia |
| 1870s | 6,128 2011$ | 4,492 2011$ | 1,636 2011$ | Australia |
| 1880s | 7,048 2011$ | 5,035 2011$ | 2,013 2011$ | Australia |
| 1890s | 6,203 2011$ | 5,237 2011$ | 966.3 2011$ | Australia |
| 1900s | 6,874 2011$ | 5,608 2011$ | 1,266 2011$ | Australia |
| 1910s | 7,887 2011$ | 6,131 2011$ | 1,756 2011$ | Australia |
| 1920s | 8,406 2011$ | 7,983 2011$ | 422.7 2011$ | Australia |
| 1930s | 8,263 2011$ | 8,278 2011$ | 14.5 2011$ | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 11,142 2011$ | 6,959 2011$ | 4,183 2011$ | Australia |
| 1950s | 12,559 2011$ | 11,034 2011$ | 1,526 2011$ | Australia |
| 1960s | 15,869 2011$ | 15,275 2011$ | 594.2 2011$ | Australia |
| 1970s | 20,872 2011$ | 21,354 2011$ | 481.7 2011$ | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 24,614 2011$ | 24,273 2011$ | 340.9 2011$ | Australia |
| 1990s | 30,544 2011$ | 30,959 2011$ | 415.65 2011$ | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 41,055 2011$ | 40,867 2011$ | 188.5 2011$ | Australia |
| 2010s | 47,772 2011$ | 44,989 2011$ | 2,783 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 Netherlands?
- Australia, at 49,831 2011$ against 47,474 2011$ in Netherlands as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Australia and Netherlands?
- 2,357 2011$, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 199 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Australia ranks 11th and Netherlands ranks 12th 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.
Individual pages
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]