France vs United Kingdom: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
France
38,516 2011$
in 2018
United Kingdom
38,058 2011$
in 2018
France rank
23rd
United Kingdom rank
24th
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
France currently reports 38,516 2011$ against 38,058 2011$ in United Kingdom, a difference of 458 2011$.
The two have swapped places 52 times across 709 shared years of data; in 1280 it was France ahead.
France ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 24th of 145 countries.
Across the 71 decades both report, France averaged higher in 30 and United Kingdom in 41.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1280s | 1,272 2011$ | 1,062 2011$ | 210.4 2011$ | France |
| 1290s | 1,309 2011$ | 1,112 2011$ | 197.3 2011$ | France |
| 1300s | 1,613 2011$ | 1,181 2011$ | 431.9 2011$ | France |
| 1310s | 1,743 2011$ | 1,208 2011$ | 535 2011$ | France |
| 1320s | 1,660 2011$ | 1,187 2011$ | 473.3 2011$ | France |
| 1330s | 1,658 2011$ | 1,170 2011$ | 487.7 2011$ | France |
| 1340s | 1,726 2011$ | 1,214 2011$ | 511.4 2011$ | France |
| 1350s | 1,902 2011$ | 1,533 2011$ | 369.5 2011$ | France |
| 1360s | 1,868 2011$ | 1,507 2011$ | 361.1 2011$ | France |
| 1370s | 1,865 2011$ | 1,442 2011$ | 422.8 2011$ | France |
| 1380s | 1,790 2011$ | 1,591 2011$ | 199.2 2011$ | France |
| 1390s | 1,867 2011$ | 1,745 2011$ | 122.1 2011$ | France |
| 1400s | 1,758 2011$ | 1,704 2011$ | 54 2011$ | France |
| 1410s | 1,743 2011$ | 1,695 2011$ | 48.4 2011$ | France |
| 1420s | 1,746 2011$ | 1,713 2011$ | 33.6 2011$ | France |
| 1430s | 1,782 2011$ | 1,629 2011$ | 153.3 2011$ | France |
| 1440s | 1,809 2011$ | 1,651 2011$ | 157.3 2011$ | France |
| 1450s | 1,790 2011$ | 1,649 2011$ | 141.4 2011$ | France |
| 1460s | 1,719 2011$ | 1,638 2011$ | 81.4 2011$ | France |
| 1470s | 1,726 2011$ | 1,576 2011$ | 149.8 2011$ | France |
| 1480s | 1,719 2011$ | 1,616 2011$ | 103.8 2011$ | France |
| 1490s | 1,733 2011$ | 1,664 2011$ | 68.8 2011$ | France |
| 1500s | 1,678 2011$ | 1,742 2011$ | 63.7 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1510s | 1,646 2011$ | 1,785 2011$ | 139.2 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1520s | 1,643 2011$ | 1,795 2011$ | 152.3 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1530s | 1,635 2011$ | 1,720 2011$ | 85.8 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1540s | 1,562 2011$ | 1,712 2011$ | 150.7 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1550s | 1,453 2011$ | 1,608 2011$ | 155.3 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1560s | 1,464 2011$ | 1,867 2011$ | 403.3 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1570s | 1,526 2011$ | 1,786 2011$ | 260.2 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1580s | 1,548 2011$ | 1,552 2011$ | 3.9 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1590s | 1,606 2011$ | 1,557 2011$ | 48.9 2011$ | France |
| 1600s | 1,621 2011$ | 1,756 2011$ | 134.3 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1610s | 1,641 2011$ | 1,686 2011$ | 44.7 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1620s | 1,643 2011$ | 1,724 2011$ | 81.2 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1630s | 1,654 2011$ | 1,535 2011$ | 118.8 2011$ | France |
| 1640s | 1,702 2011$ | 1,588 2011$ | 114.1 2011$ | France |
| 1650s | 1,666 2011$ | 1,720 2011$ | 54.1 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1660s | 1,714 2011$ | 1,881 2011$ | 166.6 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1670s | 1,740 2011$ | 1,951 2011$ | 211.1 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1680s | 1,704 2011$ | 2,143 2011$ | 439 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1690s | 1,695 2011$ | 2,419 2011$ | 723.7 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1700s | 1,618 2011$ | 2,492 2011$ | 874.1 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1710s | 1,666 2011$ | 2,339 2011$ | 672.9 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1720s | 1,722 2011$ | 2,558 2011$ | 835.8 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1730s | 1,711 2011$ | 2,616 2011$ | 905 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1740s | 1,668 2011$ | 2,635 2011$ | 967.2 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1750s | 1,656 2011$ | 2,726 2011$ | 1,070 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1760s | 1,687 2011$ | 2,924 2011$ | 1,238 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1770s | 1,709 2011$ | 2,936 2011$ | 1,227 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1780s | 1,773 2011$ | 2,982 2011$ | 1,209 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1820s | 1,916 2011$ | 3,399 2011$ | 1,484 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1830s | 2,070 2011$ | 3,744 2011$ | 1,675 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1840s | 2,394 2011$ | 4,165 2011$ | 1,772 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1850s | 2,680 2011$ | 4,777 2011$ | 2,097 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 3,060 2011$ | 5,277 2011$ | 2,218 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 3,244 2011$ | 5,859 2011$ | 2,615 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 3,575 2011$ | 6,302 2011$ | 2,727 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 4,149 2011$ | 7,018 2011$ | 2,870 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 4,666 2011$ | 7,594 2011$ | 2,928 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 4,996 2011$ | 8,213 2011$ | 3,216 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 6,305 2011$ | 7,848 2011$ | 1,543 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 6,891 2011$ | 9,116 2011$ | 2,225 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 5,662 2011$ | 11,354 2011$ | 5,693 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 9,732 2011$ | 12,136 2011$ | 2,405 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 14,367 2011$ | 15,260 2011$ | 892.5 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 20,828 2011$ | 19,005 2011$ | 1,823 2011$ | France |
| 1980s | 25,022 2011$ | 22,727 2011$ | 2,295 2011$ | France |
| 1990s | 29,539 2011$ | 27,800 2011$ | 1,739 2011$ | France |
| 2000s | 35,167 2011$ | 34,630 2011$ | 537.5 2011$ | France |
| 2010s | 36,986 2011$ | 36,342 2011$ | 643.24 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 United Kingdom?
- France, at 38,516 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 France and United Kingdom?
- 458 2011$, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 709 years are reported by both, from 1280 to 2018.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- France ranks 23rd 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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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]