Finland vs United Kingdom: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution

Finland
38,897 2011$
in 2018
United Kingdom
38,058 2011$
in 2018
Finland rank
21st
United Kingdom rank
24th

Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time

  • Finland
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 38,897 2011$ against 38,058 2011$ in United Kingdom, a difference of 839 2011$.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 166 shared years of data; in 1600 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Finland ranks 21st and United Kingdom ranks 24th of 145 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1600s 1,191 2011$ 1,691 2011$ 500 2011$ United Kingdom
1650s 1,246 2011$ 1,446 2011$ 200 2011$ United Kingdom
1700s 1,331 2011$ 2,412 2011$ 1,081 2011$ United Kingdom
1750s 1,486 2011$ 2,702 2011$ 1,216 2011$ United Kingdom
1800s 1,213 2011$ 3,343 2011$ 2,130 2011$ United Kingdom
1820s 1,313 2011$ 3,306 2011$ 1,993 2011$ United Kingdom
1850s 1,519 2011$ 4,332 2011$ 2,813 2011$ United Kingdom
1860s 1,536 2011$ 5,277 2011$ 3,742 2011$ United Kingdom
1870s 1,886 2011$ 5,859 2011$ 3,973 2011$ United Kingdom
1880s 1,965 2011$ 6,302 2011$ 4,336 2011$ United Kingdom
1890s 2,345 2011$ 7,018 2011$ 4,673 2011$ United Kingdom
1900s 2,773 2011$ 7,594 2011$ 4,821 2011$ United Kingdom
1910s 2,927 2011$ 8,213 2011$ 5,286 2011$ United Kingdom
1920s 3,650 2011$ 7,848 2011$ 4,198 2011$ United Kingdom
1930s 4,829 2011$ 9,116 2011$ 4,287 2011$ United Kingdom
1940s 5,770 2011$ 11,354 2011$ 5,584 2011$ United Kingdom
1950s 8,028 2011$ 12,136 2011$ 4,109 2011$ United Kingdom
1960s 11,862 2011$ 15,260 2011$ 3,397 2011$ United Kingdom
1970s 17,579 2011$ 19,005 2011$ 1,426 2011$ United Kingdom
1980s 23,144 2011$ 22,727 2011$ 417.2 2011$ Finland
1990s 26,636 2011$ 27,800 2011$ 1,164 2011$ United Kingdom
2000s 36,239 2011$ 34,630 2011$ 1,610 2011$ Finland
2010s 37,688 2011$ 36,342 2011$ 1,346 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 United Kingdom?
Finland, at 38,897 2011$ against 38,058 2011$ in United Kingdom as of 2018.
What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Finland and United Kingdom?
839 2011$, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United Kingdom?
166 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2018.
How do Finland and United Kingdom rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
Finland ranks 21st and United Kingdom ranks 24th 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]