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

Australia
49,831 2011 US$
in 2018
Saudi Arabia
50,305 2011 US$
in 2018
Australia rank
11th
Saudi Arabia rank
10th

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

  • Australia
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 50,305 2011 US$ against 49,831 2011 US$ in Australia, a difference of 474 2011 US$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 72 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 145 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 9 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1820s 826 2011 US$ 797 2011 US$ 29 2011 US$ Australia
1870s 5,217 2011 US$ 829 2011 US$ 4,388 2011 US$ Australia
1910s 8,220 2011 US$ 956 2011 US$ 7,264 2011 US$ Australia
1950s 12,559 2011 US$ 4,532 2011 US$ 8,028 2011 US$ Australia
1960s 15,869 2011 US$ 8,608 2011 US$ 7,261 2011 US$ Australia
1970s 20,872 2011 US$ 17,803 2011 US$ 3,069 2011 US$ Australia
1980s 24,614 2011 US$ 16,244 2011 US$ 8,370 2011 US$ Australia
1990s 30,544 2011 US$ 19,081 2011 US$ 11,463 2011 US$ Australia
2000s 41,055 2011 US$ 31,207 2011 US$ 9,848 2011 US$ Australia
2010s 47,772 2011 US$ 49,462 2011 US$ 1,690 2011 US$ Saudi Arabia

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 Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 50,305 2011 US$ against 49,831 2011 US$ in Australia 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 Saudi Arabia?
474 2011 US$, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Saudi Arabia?
72 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
How do Australia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
Australia ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th 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]