Denmark vs Germany: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Denmark
46,312 2011$
in 2018
Germany
46,178 2011$
in 2018
Denmark rank
13th
Germany rank
14th
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Denmark
- Germany
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 46,312 2011$ against 46,178 2011$ in Germany, a difference of 134 2011$.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 170 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 13th and Germany ranks 14th of 145 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 2,031 2011$ | 1,572 2011$ | 459 2011$ | Denmark |
| 1850s | 2,750 2011$ | 2,359 2011$ | 390.5 2011$ | Denmark |
| 1860s | 2,923 2011$ | 2,777 2011$ | 145.5 2011$ | Denmark |
| 1870s | 3,312 2011$ | 3,197 2011$ | 114.4 2011$ | Denmark |
| 1880s | 3,664 2011$ | 3,475 2011$ | 188.1 2011$ | Denmark |
| 1890s | 4,344 2011$ | 4,210 2011$ | 134.2 2011$ | Denmark |
| 1900s | 5,309 2011$ | 4,920 2011$ | 388.7 2011$ | Denmark |
| 1910s | 6,057 2011$ | 4,996 2011$ | 1,062 2011$ | Denmark |
| 1920s | 7,104 2011$ | 5,479 2011$ | 1,625 2011$ | Denmark |
| 1930s | 8,773 2011$ | 6,704 2011$ | 2,069 2011$ | Denmark |
| 1940s | 8,679 2011$ | 7,031 2011$ | 1,648 2011$ | Denmark |
| 1950s | 11,959 2011$ | 8,794 2011$ | 3,165 2011$ | Denmark |
| 1960s | 16,909 2011$ | 14,244 2011$ | 2,665 2011$ | Denmark |
| 1970s | 22,274 2011$ | 19,554 2011$ | 2,720 2011$ | Denmark |
| 1980s | 26,845 2011$ | 23,980 2011$ | 2,865 2011$ | Denmark |
| 1990s | 32,998 2011$ | 28,656 2011$ | 4,342 2011$ | Denmark |
| 2000s | 41,643 2011$ | 36,611 2011$ | 5,031 2011$ | Denmark |
| 2010s | 44,359 2011$ | 43,970 2011$ | 388.59 2011$ | Denmark |
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, Denmark or Germany?
- Denmark, at 46,312 2011$ against 46,178 2011$ in Germany as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Denmark and Germany?
- 134 2011$, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
- 170 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
- How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Denmark ranks 13th and Germany ranks 14th 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]