Finland vs Japan: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Finland
38,897 2011$
in 2018
Japan
38,674 2011$
in 2018
Finland rank
21st
Japan rank
22nd
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Finland
- Japan
How they compare
Finland currently reports 38,897 2011$ against 38,674 2011$ in Japan, a difference of 223 2011$.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1600 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 21st and Japan ranks 22nd of 145 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 16 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600s | 1,191 2011$ | 1,061 2011$ | 130 2011$ | Finland |
| 1700s | 1,331 2011$ | 1,073 2011$ | 258 2011$ | Finland |
| 1750s | 1,486 2011$ | 953 2011$ | 533 2011$ | Finland |
| 1800s | 1,213 2011$ | 1,317 2011$ | 104 2011$ | Japan |
| 1820s | 1,313 2011$ | 1,317 2011$ | 4 2011$ | Japan |
| 1850s | 1,519 2011$ | 1,436 2011$ | 83 2011$ | Finland |
| 1870s | 1,868 2011$ | 1,594 2011$ | 274.26 2011$ | Finland |
| 1880s | 2,044 2011$ | 1,777 2011$ | 266.76 2011$ | Finland |
| 1890s | 2,345 2011$ | 1,946 2011$ | 398.99 2011$ | Finland |
| 1900s | 2,773 2011$ | 2,217 2011$ | 555.8 2011$ | Finland |
| 1910s | 2,927 2011$ | 2,640 2011$ | 287.13 2011$ | Finland |
| 1920s | 3,650 2011$ | 3,336 2011$ | 314.1 2011$ | Finland |
| 1930s | 4,829 2011$ | 3,867 2011$ | 962.09 2011$ | Finland |
| 1940s | 5,770 2011$ | 3,933 2011$ | 1,837 2011$ | Finland |
| 1950s | 8,028 2011$ | 4,326 2011$ | 3,702 2011$ | Finland |
| 1960s | 11,862 2011$ | 9,633 2011$ | 2,229 2011$ | Finland |
| 1970s | 17,579 2011$ | 18,154 2011$ | 575.7 2011$ | Japan |
| 1980s | 23,144 2011$ | 24,345 2011$ | 1,200 2011$ | Japan |
| 1990s | 26,636 2011$ | 31,648 2011$ | 5,012 2011$ | Japan |
| 2000s | 36,239 2011$ | 34,276 2011$ | 1,964 2011$ | Finland |
| 2010s | 37,688 2011$ | 36,672 2011$ | 1,016 2011$ | Finland |
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, Finland or Japan?
- Finland, at 38,897 2011$ against 38,674 2011$ in Japan as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Finland and Japan?
- 223 2011$, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Japan?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2018.
- How do Finland and Japan rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Finland ranks 21st and Japan ranks 22nd 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]