Germany vs Sweden: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Germany
46,178 2011$
in 2018
Sweden
45,542 2011$
in 2018
Germany rank
14th
Sweden rank
15th
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Germany
- Sweden
How they compare
Germany currently reports 46,178 2011$ against 45,542 2011$ in Sweden, a difference of 636 2011$.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 176 shared years of data; in 1500 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 15th of 145 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 15 and Sweden in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500s | 1,827 2011$ | 1,760 2011$ | 67 2011$ | Germany |
| 1600s | 1,286 2011$ | 1,258 2011$ | 28 2011$ | Germany |
| 1650s | 1,511 2011$ | 1,388 2011$ | 123 2011$ | Germany |
| 1700s | 1,497 2011$ | 2,002 2011$ | 505 2011$ | Sweden |
| 1750s | 1,674 2011$ | 1,554 2011$ | 120 2011$ | Germany |
| 1800s | 1,572 2011$ | 1,366 2011$ | 206 2011$ | Germany |
| 1820s | 1,572 2011$ | 1,415 2011$ | 157 2011$ | Germany |
| 1850s | 2,359 2011$ | 1,752 2011$ | 607.4 2011$ | Germany |
| 1860s | 2,777 2011$ | 1,892 2011$ | 885.5 2011$ | Germany |
| 1870s | 3,197 2011$ | 2,308 2011$ | 889.4 2011$ | Germany |
| 1880s | 3,475 2011$ | 2,476 2011$ | 998.9 2011$ | Germany |
| 1890s | 4,210 2011$ | 2,922 2011$ | 1,288 2011$ | Germany |
| 1900s | 4,920 2011$ | 3,663 2011$ | 1,258 2011$ | Germany |
| 1910s | 4,996 2011$ | 4,546 2011$ | 449.4 2011$ | Germany |
| 1920s | 5,479 2011$ | 5,436 2011$ | 42.7 2011$ | Germany |
| 1930s | 6,704 2011$ | 7,125 2011$ | 421.5 2011$ | Sweden |
| 1940s | 7,031 2011$ | 8,543 2011$ | 1,512 2011$ | Sweden |
| 1950s | 8,794 2011$ | 11,964 2011$ | 3,170 2011$ | Sweden |
| 1960s | 14,244 2011$ | 16,627 2011$ | 2,383 2011$ | Sweden |
| 1970s | 19,554 2011$ | 21,876 2011$ | 2,322 2011$ | Sweden |
| 1980s | 23,980 2011$ | 25,589 2011$ | 1,608 2011$ | Sweden |
| 1990s | 28,656 2011$ | 28,823 2011$ | 167.2 2011$ | Sweden |
| 2000s | 36,611 2011$ | 38,385 2011$ | 1,773 2011$ | Sweden |
| 2010s | 43,970 2011$ | 43,310 2011$ | 660.29 2011$ | Germany |
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, Germany or Sweden?
- Germany, at 46,178 2011$ against 45,542 2011$ in Sweden as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Germany and Sweden?
- 636 2011$, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?
- 176 years are reported by both, from 1500 to 2018.
- How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Germany ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 15th 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]