Luxembourg vs United States: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution

Luxembourg
57,428 2011$
in 2018
United States
55,335 2011$
in 2018
Luxembourg rank
8th
United States rank
9th

Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time

  • Luxembourg
  • United States
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 57,428 2011$ against 55,335 2011$ in United States, a difference of 2,093 2011$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 8th and United States ranks 9th of 145 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg United States Difference Ahead
1950s 13,897 2011$ 16,826 2011$ 2,929 2011$ United States
1960s 17,666 2011$ 20,973 2011$ 3,307 2011$ United States
1970s 23,077 2011$ 26,690 2011$ 3,614 2011$ United States
1980s 28,654 2011$ 32,533 2011$ 3,879 2011$ United States
1990s 41,135 2011$ 39,643 2011$ 1,492 2011$ Luxembourg
2000s 53,231 2011$ 48,346 2011$ 4,885 2011$ Luxembourg
2010s 55,153 2011$ 51,868 2011$ 3,285 2011$ Luxembourg

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, Luxembourg or United States?
Luxembourg, at 57,428 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 Luxembourg and United States?
2,093 2011$, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United States?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Luxembourg and United States rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
Luxembourg ranks 8th 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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Indicator
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Unit
2011$
Source
Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
145 places, 17,704 data points, 1000–2018
Last refreshed

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]