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

Canada
44,869 2011 US$
in 2018
Iceland
43,438 2011 US$
in 2018
Canada rank
16th
Iceland rank
17th

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

  • Canada
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 44,869 2011 US$ against 43,438 2011 US$ in Iceland, a difference of 1,431 2011 US$.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 16th and Iceland ranks 17th of 145 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Iceland Difference Ahead
1950s 12,913 2011 US$ 9,550 2011 US$ 3,363 2011 US$ Canada
1960s 16,309 2011 US$ 13,020 2011 US$ 3,289 2011 US$ Canada
1970s 22,638 2011 US$ 19,243 2011 US$ 3,394 2011 US$ Canada
1980s 27,613 2011 US$ 26,584 2011 US$ 1,029 2011 US$ Canada
1990s 31,354 2011 US$ 28,725 2011 US$ 2,629 2011 US$ Canada
2000s 39,617 2011 US$ 36,672 2011 US$ 2,946 2011 US$ Canada
2010s 43,253 2011 US$ 39,450 2011 US$ 3,803 2011 US$ Canada

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, Canada or Iceland?
Canada, at 44,869 2011 US$ against 43,438 2011 US$ in Iceland as of 2018.
What is the difference in history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale between Canada and Iceland?
1,431 2011 US$, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iceland?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Canada and Iceland rank globally for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
Canada ranks 16th and Iceland ranks 17th 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]