Australia vs United States: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Australia
49,831 2011$
in 2018
United States
55,335 2011$
in 2018
Australia rank
11th
United States rank
9th
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 55,335 2011$ against 49,831 2011$ in Australia, a difference of 5,504 2011$.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 199 shared years of data; in 1820 it was United States ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and United States ranks 9th of 145 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and United States in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 952.2 2011$ | 2,829 2011$ | 1,876 2011$ | United States |
| 1830s | 1,621 2011$ | 3,343 2011$ | 1,722 2011$ | United States |
| 1840s | 2,452 2011$ | 3,450 2011$ | 998.19 2011$ | United States |
| 1850s | 4,180 2011$ | 4,091 2011$ | 89.39 2011$ | Australia |
| 1860s | 4,635 2011$ | 4,653 2011$ | 18.4 2011$ | United States |
| 1870s | 6,128 2011$ | 5,096 2011$ | 1,032 2011$ | Australia |
| 1880s | 7,048 2011$ | 6,488 2011$ | 559.99 2011$ | Australia |
| 1890s | 6,203 2011$ | 7,098 2011$ | 895.08 2011$ | United States |
| 1900s | 6,874 2011$ | 9,092 2011$ | 2,218 2011$ | United States |
| 1910s | 7,887 2011$ | 9,863 2011$ | 1,976 2011$ | United States |
| 1920s | 8,406 2011$ | 10,977 2011$ | 2,571 2011$ | United States |
| 1930s | 8,263 2011$ | 9,896 2011$ | 1,633 2011$ | United States |
| 1940s | 11,142 2011$ | 14,802 2011$ | 3,660 2011$ | United States |
| 1950s | 12,559 2011$ | 16,826 2011$ | 4,266 2011$ | United States |
| 1960s | 15,869 2011$ | 20,973 2011$ | 5,104 2011$ | United States |
| 1970s | 20,872 2011$ | 26,690 2011$ | 5,818 2011$ | United States |
| 1980s | 24,614 2011$ | 32,533 2011$ | 7,919 2011$ | United States |
| 1990s | 30,544 2011$ | 39,643 2011$ | 9,099 2011$ | United States |
| 2000s | 41,055 2011$ | 48,346 2011$ | 7,290 2011$ | United States |
| 2010s | 47,772 2011$ | 51,868 2011$ | 4,096 2011$ | United States |
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 United States?
- United States, at 55,335 2011$ against 49,831 2011$ in Australia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Australia and United States?
- 5,504 2011$, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 199 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Australia ranks 11th and United States ranks 9th 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]