France vs Japan: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
France
38,516 2011$
in 2018
Japan
38,674 2011$
in 2018
France rank
23rd
Japan rank
22nd
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 38,674 2011$ against 38,516 2011$ in France, a difference of 158 2011$.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 145 shared years of data; in 1280 it was France ahead.
France ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 22nd of 145 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, France averaged higher in 23 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1280s | 1,321 2011$ | 841.11 2011$ | 479.89 2011$ | France |
| 1450s | 1,812 2011$ | 866.55 2011$ | 945.45 2011$ | France |
| 1600s | 1,610 2011$ | 1,061 2011$ | 549 2011$ | France |
| 1700s | 1,694 2011$ | 1,073 2011$ | 621 2011$ | France |
| 1720s | 1,745 2011$ | 1,073 2011$ | 671.75 2011$ | France |
| 1750s | 1,677 2011$ | 953 2011$ | 724 2011$ | France |
| 1820s | 1,809 2011$ | 1,317 2011$ | 492 2011$ | France |
| 1840s | 2,356 2011$ | 1,436 2011$ | 920.23 2011$ | France |
| 1850s | 2,546 2011$ | 1,436 2011$ | 1,110 2011$ | France |
| 1870s | 3,214 2011$ | 1,594 2011$ | 1,620 2011$ | France |
| 1880s | 3,597 2011$ | 1,777 2011$ | 1,820 2011$ | France |
| 1890s | 4,149 2011$ | 1,946 2011$ | 2,202 2011$ | France |
| 1900s | 4,666 2011$ | 2,217 2011$ | 2,449 2011$ | France |
| 1910s | 4,996 2011$ | 2,640 2011$ | 2,357 2011$ | France |
| 1920s | 6,305 2011$ | 3,336 2011$ | 2,969 2011$ | France |
| 1930s | 6,891 2011$ | 3,867 2011$ | 3,024 2011$ | France |
| 1940s | 5,662 2011$ | 3,933 2011$ | 1,728 2011$ | France |
| 1950s | 9,732 2011$ | 4,326 2011$ | 5,406 2011$ | France |
| 1960s | 14,367 2011$ | 9,633 2011$ | 4,734 2011$ | France |
| 1970s | 20,828 2011$ | 18,154 2011$ | 2,674 2011$ | France |
| 1980s | 25,022 2011$ | 24,345 2011$ | 677.1 2011$ | France |
| 1990s | 29,539 2011$ | 31,648 2011$ | 2,109 2011$ | Japan |
| 2000s | 35,167 2011$ | 34,276 2011$ | 891.66 2011$ | France |
| 2010s | 36,986 2011$ | 36,672 2011$ | 313.72 2011$ | France |
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, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 38,674 2011$ against 38,516 2011$ in France as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between France and Japan?
- 158 2011$, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 145 years are reported by both, from 1280 to 2018.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- France ranks 23rd 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]