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
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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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Indicator
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Unit
2011$
Source
Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
145 places, 17,704 data points, 1000–2018
Last refreshed

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]