Netherlands vs Sweden: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution

Netherlands
47,474 2011$
in 2018
Sweden
45,542 2011$
in 2018
Netherlands rank
12th
Sweden rank
15th

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

  • Netherlands
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 47,474 2011$ against 45,542 2011$ in Sweden, a difference of 1,932 2011$.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 665 shared years of data; in 1348 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 15th of 145 countries.

Across the 68 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 63 and Sweden in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Sweden Difference Ahead
1340s 1,432 2011$ 1,298 2011$ 134.76 2011$ Netherlands
1350s 1,698 2011$ 1,188 2011$ 509.82 2011$ Netherlands
1360s 1,816 2011$ 1,546 2011$ 270.54 2011$ Netherlands
1370s 1,951 2011$ 1,581 2011$ 370.08 2011$ Netherlands
1380s 2,138 2011$ 1,507 2011$ 631.1 2011$ Netherlands
1390s 2,154 2011$ 1,525 2011$ 628.72 2011$ Netherlands
1400s 1,997 2011$ 1,521 2011$ 476 2011$ Netherlands
1410s 1,949 2011$ 1,494 2011$ 455.22 2011$ Netherlands
1420s 1,971 2011$ 1,421 2011$ 549.98 2011$ Netherlands
1430s 2,125 2011$ 1,307 2011$ 818.01 2011$ Netherlands
1440s 2,139 2011$ 1,314 2011$ 825.1 2011$ Netherlands
1450s 2,297 2011$ 1,626 2011$ 670.22 2011$ Netherlands
1460s 2,327 2011$ 1,831 2011$ 495.62 2011$ Netherlands
1470s 2,310 2011$ 1,477 2011$ 833.27 2011$ Netherlands
1480s 2,239 2011$ 1,595 2011$ 643.98 2011$ Netherlands
1490s 2,291 2011$ 1,538 2011$ 752.97 2011$ Netherlands
1500s 2,379 2011$ 1,927 2011$ 452.01 2011$ Netherlands
1510s 2,682 2011$ 1,975 2011$ 707.15 2011$ Netherlands
1520s 2,910 2011$ 1,892 2011$ 1,018 2011$ Netherlands
1530s 3,079 2011$ 1,536 2011$ 1,543 2011$ Netherlands
1540s 2,452 2011$ 1,489 2011$ 963.13 2011$ Netherlands
1550s 2,989 2011$ 1,618 2011$ 1,372 2011$ Netherlands
1560s 3,461 2011$ 1,691 2011$ 1,770 2011$ Netherlands
1570s 2,860 2011$ 1,473 2011$ 1,387 2011$ Netherlands
1580s 3,607 2011$ 1,473 2011$ 2,134 2011$ Netherlands
1590s 4,018 2011$ 1,398 2011$ 2,620 2011$ Netherlands
1600s 3,805 2011$ 1,363 2011$ 2,442 2011$ Netherlands
1610s 3,636 2011$ 1,526 2011$ 2,110 2011$ Netherlands
1620s 3,739 2011$ 1,542 2011$ 2,196 2011$ Netherlands
1630s 3,917 2011$ 1,624 2011$ 2,292 2011$ Netherlands
1640s 3,977 2011$ 1,655 2011$ 2,323 2011$ Netherlands
1650s 3,482 2011$ 1,734 2011$ 1,749 2011$ Netherlands
1660s 3,409 2011$ 1,714 2011$ 1,695 2011$ Netherlands
1670s 3,295 2011$ 1,758 2011$ 1,537 2011$ Netherlands
1680s 3,541 2011$ 1,812 2011$ 1,730 2011$ Netherlands
1690s 3,762 2011$ 1,736 2011$ 2,026 2011$ Netherlands
1700s 3,854 2011$ 1,906 2011$ 1,948 2011$ Netherlands
1710s 3,876 2011$ 1,840 2011$ 2,035 2011$ Netherlands
1720s 3,649 2011$ 1,694 2011$ 1,955 2011$ Netherlands
1730s 3,551 2011$ 1,701 2011$ 1,850 2011$ Netherlands
1740s 3,876 2011$ 1,458 2011$ 2,418 2011$ Netherlands
1750s 3,913 2011$ 1,500 2011$ 2,413 2011$ Netherlands
1760s 4,290 2011$ 1,523 2011$ 2,767 2011$ Netherlands
1770s 4,524 2011$ 1,496 2011$ 3,028 2011$ Netherlands
1780s 4,090 2011$ 1,523 2011$ 2,567 2011$ Netherlands
1790s 4,406 2011$ 1,525 2011$ 2,881 2011$ Netherlands
1800s 4,024 2011$ 1,365 2011$ 2,659 2011$ Netherlands
1810s 2,905 2011$ 1,409 2011$ 1,496 2011$ Netherlands
1820s 3,113 2011$ 1,478 2011$ 1,635 2011$ Netherlands
1830s 3,399 2011$ 1,516 2011$ 1,884 2011$ Netherlands
1840s 3,579 2011$ 1,572 2011$ 2,007 2011$ Netherlands
1850s 3,821 2011$ 1,752 2011$ 2,069 2011$ Netherlands
1860s 4,047 2011$ 1,892 2011$ 2,156 2011$ Netherlands
1870s 4,492 2011$ 2,308 2011$ 2,184 2011$ Netherlands
1880s 5,035 2011$ 2,476 2011$ 2,559 2011$ Netherlands
1890s 5,237 2011$ 2,922 2011$ 2,314 2011$ Netherlands
1900s 5,608 2011$ 3,663 2011$ 1,945 2011$ Netherlands
1910s 6,131 2011$ 4,546 2011$ 1,585 2011$ Netherlands
1920s 7,983 2011$ 5,436 2011$ 2,547 2011$ Netherlands
1930s 8,278 2011$ 7,125 2011$ 1,152 2011$ Netherlands
1940s 6,959 2011$ 8,543 2011$ 1,584 2011$ Sweden
1950s 11,034 2011$ 11,964 2011$ 930.4 2011$ Sweden
1960s 15,275 2011$ 16,627 2011$ 1,352 2011$ Sweden
1970s 21,354 2011$ 21,876 2011$ 521.8 2011$ Sweden
1980s 24,273 2011$ 25,589 2011$ 1,316 2011$ Sweden
1990s 30,959 2011$ 28,823 2011$ 2,136 2011$ Netherlands
2000s 40,867 2011$ 38,385 2011$ 2,482 2011$ Netherlands
2010s 44,989 2011$ 43,310 2011$ 1,679 2011$ Netherlands

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, Netherlands or Sweden?
Netherlands, at 47,474 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 Netherlands and Sweden?
1,932 2011$, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
665 years are reported by both, from 1348 to 2018.
How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
Netherlands ranks 12th 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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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]