Japan vs United Kingdom: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Japan
38,674 2011$
in 2018
United Kingdom
38,058 2011$
in 2018
Japan rank
22nd
United Kingdom rank
24th
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Japan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Japan currently reports 38,674 2011$ against 38,058 2011$ in United Kingdom, a difference of 616 2011$.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1000 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Japan ranks 22nd and United Kingdom ranks 24th of 145 countries.
Across the 26 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1,010 2011$ | 1,151 2011$ | 141.35 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1280s | 841.11 2011$ | 1,058 2011$ | 216.89 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1450s | 866.55 2011$ | 1,683 2011$ | 816.45 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1600s | 1,061 2011$ | 1,691 2011$ | 630 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1700s | 1,073 2011$ | 2,412 2011$ | 1,339 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1720s | 1,073 2011$ | 2,611 2011$ | 1,538 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1750s | 953 2011$ | 2,702 2011$ | 1,749 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1800s | 1,317 2011$ | 3,274 2011$ | 1,957 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1820s | 1,317 2011$ | 3,306 2011$ | 1,989 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1840s | 1,436 2011$ | 4,334 2011$ | 2,898 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1850s | 1,436 2011$ | 4,332 2011$ | 2,896 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 1,594 2011$ | 5,852 2011$ | 4,258 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 1,777 2011$ | 6,424 2011$ | 4,647 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 1,946 2011$ | 7,018 2011$ | 5,072 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 2,217 2011$ | 7,594 2011$ | 5,377 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 2,640 2011$ | 8,213 2011$ | 5,573 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 3,336 2011$ | 7,848 2011$ | 4,512 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 3,867 2011$ | 9,116 2011$ | 5,249 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 3,933 2011$ | 11,354 2011$ | 7,421 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 4,326 2011$ | 12,136 2011$ | 7,810 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 9,633 2011$ | 15,260 2011$ | 5,626 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 18,154 2011$ | 19,005 2011$ | 850.3 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 24,345 2011$ | 22,727 2011$ | 1,618 2011$ | Japan |
| 1990s | 31,648 2011$ | 27,800 2011$ | 3,848 2011$ | Japan |
| 2000s | 34,276 2011$ | 34,630 2011$ | 354.16 2011$ | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 36,672 2011$ | 36,342 2011$ | 329.52 2011$ | Japan |
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, Japan or United Kingdom?
- Japan, at 38,674 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 Japan and United Kingdom?
- 616 2011$, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2018.
- How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Japan ranks 22nd 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]