Ireland vs United States: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Ireland
64,684 2011$
in 2018
United States
55,335 2011$
in 2018
Ireland rank
6th
United States rank
9th
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Ireland
- United States
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 64,684 2011$ against 55,335 2011$ in United States, a difference of 9,349 2011$.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1820 it was United States ahead.
Ireland ranks 6th and United States ranks 9th of 145 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and United States in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1,398 2011$ | 2,674 2011$ | 1,276 2011$ | United States |
| 1870s | 2,829 2011$ | 4,803 2011$ | 1,974 2011$ | United States |
| 1910s | 4,361 2011$ | 10,108 2011$ | 5,747 2011$ | United States |
| 1920s | 4,186 2011$ | 11,069 2011$ | 6,883 2011$ | United States |
| 1930s | 4,705 2011$ | 9,896 2011$ | 5,192 2011$ | United States |
| 1940s | 4,951 2011$ | 14,802 2011$ | 9,851 2011$ | United States |
| 1950s | 6,028 2011$ | 16,826 2011$ | 10,797 2011$ | United States |
| 1960s | 8,062 2011$ | 20,973 2011$ | 12,911 2011$ | United States |
| 1970s | 11,501 2011$ | 26,690 2011$ | 15,189 2011$ | United States |
| 1980s | 14,865 2011$ | 32,533 2011$ | 17,668 2011$ | United States |
| 1990s | 24,833 2011$ | 39,643 2011$ | 14,810 2011$ | United States |
| 2000s | 46,399 2011$ | 48,346 2011$ | 1,947 2011$ | United States |
| 2010s | 53,715 2011$ | 51,868 2011$ | 1,847 2011$ | Ireland |
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, Ireland or United States?
- Ireland, at 64,684 2011$ against 55,335 2011$ in United States as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Ireland and United States?
- 9,349 2011$, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United States?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
- How do Ireland and United States rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Ireland ranks 6th and United States ranks 9th 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]