Austria vs Sweden: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Austria
42,988 2011$
in 2018
Sweden
45,542 2011$
in 2018
Austria rank
18th
Sweden rank
15th
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 45,542 2011$ against 42,988 2011$ in Austria, a difference of 2,554 2011$.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 154 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 15th of 145 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 11 and Sweden in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1,941 2011$ | 1,415 2011$ | 526 2011$ | Austria |
| 1830s | 2,230 2011$ | 1,468 2011$ | 762 2011$ | Austria |
| 1840s | 2,415 2011$ | 1,568 2011$ | 847 2011$ | Austria |
| 1850s | 2,630 2011$ | 1,715 2011$ | 915 2011$ | Austria |
| 1860s | 2,834 2011$ | 1,941 2011$ | 893 2011$ | Austria |
| 1870s | 3,172 2011$ | 2,308 2011$ | 864.8 2011$ | Austria |
| 1880s | 3,574 2011$ | 2,476 2011$ | 1,098 2011$ | Austria |
| 1890s | 4,226 2011$ | 2,922 2011$ | 1,304 2011$ | Austria |
| 1900s | 4,908 2011$ | 3,663 2011$ | 1,245 2011$ | Austria |
| 1910s | 4,652 2011$ | 4,546 2011$ | 105.2 2011$ | Austria |
| 1920s | 5,035 2011$ | 5,436 2011$ | 401.6 2011$ | Sweden |
| 1930s | 5,135 2011$ | 7,125 2011$ | 1,991 2011$ | Sweden |
| 1940s | 5,146 2011$ | 8,543 2011$ | 3,398 2011$ | Sweden |
| 1950s | 7,722 2011$ | 11,964 2011$ | 4,242 2011$ | Sweden |
| 1960s | 12,265 2011$ | 16,627 2011$ | 4,362 2011$ | Sweden |
| 1970s | 18,555 2011$ | 21,876 2011$ | 3,321 2011$ | Sweden |
| 1980s | 23,516 2011$ | 25,589 2011$ | 2,072 2011$ | Sweden |
| 1990s | 29,677 2011$ | 28,823 2011$ | 853.48 2011$ | Austria |
| 2000s | 37,616 2011$ | 38,385 2011$ | 769.27 2011$ | Sweden |
| 2010s | 41,546 2011$ | 43,310 2011$ | 1,764 2011$ | Sweden |
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, Austria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 45,542 2011$ against 42,988 2011$ in Austria as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Austria and Sweden?
- 2,554 2011$, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 154 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Austria ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 15th 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]