Australia vs Denmark: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale

Australia
49,831 2011 US$
in 2018
Denmark
46,312 2011 US$
in 2018
Australia rank
11th
Denmark rank
13th

History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale over time

  • Australia
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 49,831 2011 US$ against 46,312 2011 US$ in Denmark, a difference of 3,519 2011 US$.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 199 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Denmark ahead.

Australia ranks 11th and Denmark ranks 13th of 145 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 12 and Denmark in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Denmark Difference Ahead
1820s 952.2 2011 US$ 2,109 2011 US$ 1,157 2011 US$ Denmark
1830s 1,621 2011 US$ 2,177 2011 US$ 555.9 2011 US$ Denmark
1840s 2,452 2011 US$ 2,426 2011 US$ 25.7 2011 US$ Australia
1850s 4,180 2011 US$ 2,750 2011 US$ 1,430 2011 US$ Australia
1860s 4,635 2011 US$ 2,923 2011 US$ 1,712 2011 US$ Australia
1870s 6,128 2011 US$ 3,312 2011 US$ 2,817 2011 US$ Australia
1880s 7,048 2011 US$ 3,664 2011 US$ 3,384 2011 US$ Australia
1890s 6,203 2011 US$ 4,344 2011 US$ 1,859 2011 US$ Australia
1900s 6,874 2011 US$ 5,309 2011 US$ 1,565 2011 US$ Australia
1910s 7,887 2011 US$ 6,057 2011 US$ 1,830 2011 US$ Australia
1920s 8,406 2011 US$ 7,104 2011 US$ 1,302 2011 US$ Australia
1930s 8,263 2011 US$ 8,773 2011 US$ 510.2 2011 US$ Denmark
1940s 11,142 2011 US$ 8,679 2011 US$ 2,464 2011 US$ Australia
1950s 12,559 2011 US$ 11,959 2011 US$ 599.9 2011 US$ Australia
1960s 15,869 2011 US$ 16,909 2011 US$ 1,040 2011 US$ Denmark
1970s 20,872 2011 US$ 22,274 2011 US$ 1,401 2011 US$ Denmark
1980s 24,614 2011 US$ 26,845 2011 US$ 2,231 2011 US$ Denmark
1990s 30,544 2011 US$ 32,998 2011 US$ 2,454 2011 US$ Denmark
2000s 41,055 2011 US$ 41,643 2011 US$ 587.18 2011 US$ Denmark
2010s 47,772 2011 US$ 44,359 2011 US$ 3,413 2011 US$ Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale, Australia or Denmark?
Australia, at 49,831 2011 US$ against 46,312 2011 US$ in Denmark as of 2018.
What is the difference in history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale between Australia and Denmark?
3,519 2011 US$, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Denmark?
199 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
How do Australia and Denmark rank globally for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
Australia ranks 11th and Denmark ranks 13th of 145 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale
Unit
2011 US$
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’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]