Canada vs Sweden: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Canada
44,869 2011$
in 2018
Sweden
45,542 2011$
in 2018
Canada rank
16th
Sweden rank
15th
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 45,542 2011$ against 44,869 2011$ in Canada, a difference of 673 2011$.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 154 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 15th of 145 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 17 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1,441 2011$ | 1,415 2011$ | 26 2011$ | Canada |
| 1830s | 1,594 2011$ | 1,468 2011$ | 126 2011$ | Canada |
| 1840s | 1,852 2011$ | 1,568 2011$ | 284 2011$ | Canada |
| 1850s | 2,120 2011$ | 1,715 2011$ | 405 2011$ | Canada |
| 1860s | 2,313 2011$ | 1,941 2011$ | 372 2011$ | Canada |
| 1870s | 2,774 2011$ | 2,308 2011$ | 466.6 2011$ | Canada |
| 1880s | 3,354 2011$ | 2,476 2011$ | 877.6 2011$ | Canada |
| 1890s | 3,899 2011$ | 2,922 2011$ | 976.7 2011$ | Canada |
| 1900s | 5,524 2011$ | 3,663 2011$ | 1,862 2011$ | Canada |
| 1910s | 6,897 2011$ | 4,546 2011$ | 2,350 2011$ | Canada |
| 1920s | 6,836 2011$ | 5,436 2011$ | 1,400 2011$ | Canada |
| 1930s | 6,601 2011$ | 7,125 2011$ | 524.7 2011$ | Sweden |
| 1940s | 10,909 2011$ | 8,543 2011$ | 2,366 2011$ | Canada |
| 1950s | 12,913 2011$ | 11,964 2011$ | 948.6 2011$ | Canada |
| 1960s | 16,309 2011$ | 16,627 2011$ | 318.2 2011$ | Sweden |
| 1970s | 22,638 2011$ | 21,876 2011$ | 761.6 2011$ | Canada |
| 1980s | 27,613 2011$ | 25,589 2011$ | 2,024 2011$ | Canada |
| 1990s | 31,354 2011$ | 28,823 2011$ | 2,531 2011$ | Canada |
| 2000s | 39,617 2011$ | 38,385 2011$ | 1,232 2011$ | Canada |
| 2010s | 43,253 2011$ | 43,310 2011$ | 57.08 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, Canada or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 45,542 2011$ against 44,869 2011$ in Canada as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Canada and Sweden?
- 673 2011$, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 154 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Canada ranks 16th 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]