One person households vs gdp per capita by country

Countries reporting
67
Highest
45.8
Norway
Lowest
1.74
Bangladesh
Median
23.1
Years covered
59
1960–2018
Data points
726

What the numbers show

One person households vs gdp per capita is currently reported for 67 countries. The highest value is 45.8 in Norway; the lowest is 1.74 in Bangladesh.

The median across all reporting countries is 23.1, and the mean is 22.16.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 26.

Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 135.4%), and the largest decrease in Madagascar (down 26.1%).

One person households vs gdp per capita: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Norway 45.8 2018 up 11.4% rising
2 Denmark 44.1 2018 down 3.7% flat
3 Finland 43 2018 up 9.7% rising
4 Sweden 42.5 2018 up 5.7% flat
5 Germany 41.7 2018 up 6.6% rising
6 Estonia 40.3 2018 up 17.2% rising
7 Netherlands 38.3 2018 up 7.9% rising
8 Switzerland 38.1 2018 up 22.5% rising
9 Lithuania 37.7 2018 up 25.7% rising
10 Austria 37.2 2018 up 5.4% rising
11 France 36.2 2018 up 4.6% rising
12 Latvia 35 2018 up 23.2% rising
13 Belgium 34.7 2018 down 0.3% flat
14 Japan 34.53 2015 up 17.2% rising
15 Luxembourg 33.6 2018 up 16.3% rising
16 Bulgaria 33.3 2018 up 81.0% rising
17 Hungary 33.2 2018 up 37.8% rising
18 Italy 32.6 2018 up 11.3% rising
19 Iceland 31 2016 up 13.1% rising
20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 29.9 2017 down 3.9% falling
21 Slovenia 29.6 2018 up 42.3% rising
22 Romania 29.2 2018 up 24.8% rising
23 Czechia 28.7 2018 up 15.7% rising
24 United States of America 28.01 2018 up 1.7% rising
25 Malta 26.9 2018 up 33.2% rising
26 Ghana 25.88 2014 up 24.6% flat
27 Greece 25.7 2018 up 27.9% rising
28 Spain 25.5 2018 up 14.9% rising
29 Poland 25 2018 down 1.2% flat
30 Croatia 24.4 2018 down 0.8% flat
31 Ireland 24.3 2017 up 13.6% rising
32 New Zealand 23.54 2013 up 0.7% rising
33 Uruguay 23.52 2011 up 38.9% rising
34 Portugal 23.1 2018 up 31.2% rising
35 Puerto Rico 23.06 2010 up 25.2% rising
36 Slovakia 22.3 2017 down 9.0% flat
36 Serbia 22.3 2018 up 0.5% flat
38 Kenya 21.6 2015 up 54.4% rising
39 Cyprus 20.8 2018 unchanged rising
40 Trinidad and Tobago 19.21 2011 up 26.5% rising
41 Türkiye 15.3 2017 up 135.4% rising
42 Panama 14.66 2010 up 15.1% rising
43 Dominican Republic 14.33 2013 up 29.8% rising
44 Uganda 13.68 2016 up 26.2% rising
45 Peru 12.91 2012 up 56.8% rising
46 Zimbabwe 12.37 2015 up 21.8% falling
47 Ecuador 12.12 2010 up 32.4% rising
48 Brazil 12 2010 up 34.4% rising
49 Nigeria 11.51 2015 down 1.4% rising
50 Colombia 11.13 2015 up 45.4% rising
51 Mexico 10.08 2015 up 56.6% rising
52 Tanzania, United Republic of 9.63 2015 up 9.1% flat
53 North Macedonia 9.6 2017 down 1.0% flat
54 Senegal 8.38 2016 up 58.1% rising
55 Indonesia 8.26 2010 up 23.7% rising
56 Rwanda 8.15 2015 up 24.6% rising
57 Paraguay 8.09 2002 up 8.9% falling
58 India 7.66 2009 up 16.8% flat
59 Zambia 7.17 2013 up 13.0% rising
60 Burkina Faso 6.64 2014 up 8.0% rising
61 Egypt 6.48 2014 up 12.4% rising
62 Nepal 6.45 2016 up 27.8% rising
63 Malawi 6.45 2015 down 23.0% falling
64 Madagascar 5.34 2011 down 26.1% falling
65 Philippines 4.97 2013 up 19.9% rising
66 Jordan 4.35 2012 down 4.3% flat
67 Bangladesh 1.74 2014 up 2.1% rising

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Indicator
One person households vs gdp per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
67 places, 726 data points, 1960–2018
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