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

Denmark
46,312 2011 US$
in 2018
Germany
46,178 2011 US$
in 2018
Denmark rank
13th
Germany rank
14th

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

  • Denmark
  • Germany
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 46,312 2011 US$ against 46,178 2011 US$ in Germany, a difference of 134 2011 US$.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 170 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 13th and Germany ranks 14th of 145 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Germany Difference Ahead
1820s 2,031 2011 US$ 1,572 2011 US$ 459 2011 US$ Denmark
1850s 2,750 2011 US$ 2,359 2011 US$ 390.5 2011 US$ Denmark
1860s 2,923 2011 US$ 2,777 2011 US$ 145.5 2011 US$ Denmark
1870s 3,312 2011 US$ 3,197 2011 US$ 114.4 2011 US$ Denmark
1880s 3,664 2011 US$ 3,475 2011 US$ 188.1 2011 US$ Denmark
1890s 4,344 2011 US$ 4,210 2011 US$ 134.2 2011 US$ Denmark
1900s 5,309 2011 US$ 4,920 2011 US$ 388.7 2011 US$ Denmark
1910s 6,057 2011 US$ 4,996 2011 US$ 1,062 2011 US$ Denmark
1920s 7,104 2011 US$ 5,479 2011 US$ 1,625 2011 US$ Denmark
1930s 8,773 2011 US$ 6,704 2011 US$ 2,069 2011 US$ Denmark
1940s 8,679 2011 US$ 7,031 2011 US$ 1,648 2011 US$ Denmark
1950s 11,959 2011 US$ 8,794 2011 US$ 3,165 2011 US$ Denmark
1960s 16,909 2011 US$ 14,244 2011 US$ 2,665 2011 US$ Denmark
1970s 22,274 2011 US$ 19,554 2011 US$ 2,720 2011 US$ Denmark
1980s 26,845 2011 US$ 23,980 2011 US$ 2,865 2011 US$ Denmark
1990s 32,998 2011 US$ 28,656 2011 US$ 4,342 2011 US$ Denmark
2000s 41,643 2011 US$ 36,611 2011 US$ 5,031 2011 US$ Denmark
2010s 44,359 2011 US$ 43,970 2011 US$ 388.59 2011 US$ Denmark

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, Denmark or Germany?
Denmark, at 46,312 2011 US$ against 46,178 2011 US$ in Germany as of 2018.
What is the difference in history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale between Denmark and Germany?
134 2011 US$, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
170 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
Denmark ranks 13th and Germany ranks 14th 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]