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

Netherlands
47,474 2011$
in 2018
United States
55,335 2011$
in 2018
Netherlands rank
12th
United States rank
9th

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

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How they compare

United States currently reports 55,335 2011$ against 47,474 2011$ in Netherlands, a difference of 7,861 2011$.

That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 216 shared years of data; in 1650 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 12th and United States ranks 9th of 145 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 8 and United States in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands United States Difference Ahead
1650s 4,316 2011$ 897 2011$ 3,419 2011$ Netherlands
1720s 3,516 2011$ 1,769 2011$ 1,747 2011$ Netherlands
1770s 4,486 2011$ 2,419 2011$ 2,067 2011$ Netherlands
1800s 4,024 2011$ 2,614 2011$ 1,410 2011$ Netherlands
1810s 2,905 2011$ 2,714 2011$ 191.76 2011$ Netherlands
1820s 3,113 2011$ 2,829 2011$ 284.62 2011$ Netherlands
1830s 3,399 2011$ 3,343 2011$ 55.97 2011$ Netherlands
1840s 3,579 2011$ 3,450 2011$ 128.61 2011$ Netherlands
1850s 3,821 2011$ 4,091 2011$ 269.81 2011$ United States
1860s 4,047 2011$ 4,653 2011$ 605.7 2011$ United States
1870s 4,492 2011$ 5,096 2011$ 604.28 2011$ United States
1880s 5,035 2011$ 6,488 2011$ 1,453 2011$ United States
1890s 5,237 2011$ 7,098 2011$ 1,861 2011$ United States
1900s 5,608 2011$ 9,092 2011$ 3,484 2011$ United States
1910s 6,131 2011$ 9,863 2011$ 3,732 2011$ United States
1920s 7,983 2011$ 10,977 2011$ 2,994 2011$ United States
1930s 8,278 2011$ 9,896 2011$ 1,619 2011$ United States
1940s 6,959 2011$ 14,802 2011$ 7,843 2011$ United States
1950s 11,034 2011$ 16,826 2011$ 5,792 2011$ United States
1960s 15,275 2011$ 20,973 2011$ 5,698 2011$ United States
1970s 21,354 2011$ 26,690 2011$ 5,336 2011$ United States
1980s 24,273 2011$ 32,533 2011$ 8,260 2011$ United States
1990s 30,959 2011$ 39,643 2011$ 8,684 2011$ United States
2000s 40,867 2011$ 48,346 2011$ 7,479 2011$ United States
2010s 44,989 2011$ 51,868 2011$ 6,879 2011$ United States

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 United States?
United States, at 55,335 2011$ against 47,474 2011$ in Netherlands as of 2018.
What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Netherlands and United States?
7,861 2011$, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States?
216 years are reported by both, from 1650 to 2018.
How do Netherlands and United States rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
Netherlands ranks 12th 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]