Canada vs Sweden: GDP per capita
Canada
24,998 international-$ in 1990 prices
in 2020
Sweden
25,892 international-$ in 1990 prices
in 2020
Canada rank
14th
Sweden rank
11th
GDP per capita over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 25,892 international-$ in 1990 prices against 24,998 international-$ in 1990 prices in Canada, a difference of 894 international-$ in 1990 prices.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 11th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 10 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1,695 international-$ in 1990 prices | 1,345 international-$ in 1990 prices | 349.94 international-$ in 1990 prices | Canada |
| 1880s | 1,816 international-$ in 1990 prices | 1,480 international-$ in 1990 prices | 335.76 international-$ in 1990 prices | Canada |
| 1890s | 2,378 international-$ in 1990 prices | 1,636 international-$ in 1990 prices | 742.5 international-$ in 1990 prices | Canada |
| 1900s | 2,911 international-$ in 1990 prices | 2,083 international-$ in 1990 prices | 827.97 international-$ in 1990 prices | Canada |
| 1910s | 4,447 international-$ in 1990 prices | 2,874 international-$ in 1990 prices | 1,573 international-$ in 1990 prices | Canada |
| 1920s | 4,702 international-$ in 1990 prices | 3,753 international-$ in 1990 prices | 949.65 international-$ in 1990 prices | Canada |
| 1930s | 3,958 international-$ in 1990 prices | 4,467 international-$ in 1990 prices | 509.15 international-$ in 1990 prices | Sweden |
| 1950s | 7,746 international-$ in 1990 prices | 7,152 international-$ in 1990 prices | 593.5 international-$ in 1990 prices | Canada |
| 1960s | 9,613 international-$ in 1990 prices | 9,752 international-$ in 1990 prices | 138.5 international-$ in 1990 prices | Sweden |
| 1970s | 13,183 international-$ in 1990 prices | 13,450 international-$ in 1990 prices | 266.5 international-$ in 1990 prices | Sweden |
| 1980s | 16,879 international-$ in 1990 prices | 15,563 international-$ in 1990 prices | 1,316 international-$ in 1990 prices | Canada |
| 1990s | 19,126 international-$ in 1990 prices | 17,628 international-$ in 1990 prices | 1,498 international-$ in 1990 prices | Canada |
| 2000s | 23,438 international-$ in 1990 prices | 22,249 international-$ in 1990 prices | 1,189 international-$ in 1990 prices | Canada |
| 2010s | 25,111 international-$ in 1990 prices | 25,600 international-$ in 1990 prices | 489 international-$ in 1990 prices | Sweden |
| 2020s | 24,998 international-$ in 1990 prices | 25,892 international-$ in 1990 prices | 894.3 international-$ in 1990 prices | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, Canada or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 25,892 international-$ in 1990 prices against 24,998 international-$ in 1990 prices in Canada as of 2020.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita between Canada and Sweden?
- 894 international-$ in 1990 prices, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for gdp per capita?
- Canada ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 11th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP per capita expressed in international-$ at 1990 prices to account for inflation and differences in the cost of living between countries.