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

Denmark
46,312 2011 US$
in 2018
Netherlands
47,474 2011 US$
in 2018
Denmark rank
13th
Netherlands rank
12th

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

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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 47,474 2011 US$ against 46,312 2011 US$ in Denmark, a difference of 1,162 2011 US$.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 199 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Netherlands ahead.

Denmark ranks 13th and Netherlands ranks 12th of 145 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Netherlands Difference Ahead
1820s 2,109 2011 US$ 3,113 2011 US$ 1,004 2011 US$ Netherlands
1830s 2,177 2011 US$ 3,399 2011 US$ 1,222 2011 US$ Netherlands
1840s 2,426 2011 US$ 3,579 2011 US$ 1,152 2011 US$ Netherlands
1850s 2,750 2011 US$ 3,821 2011 US$ 1,071 2011 US$ Netherlands
1860s 2,923 2011 US$ 4,047 2011 US$ 1,125 2011 US$ Netherlands
1870s 3,312 2011 US$ 4,492 2011 US$ 1,181 2011 US$ Netherlands
1880s 3,664 2011 US$ 5,035 2011 US$ 1,372 2011 US$ Netherlands
1890s 4,344 2011 US$ 5,237 2011 US$ 892.6 2011 US$ Netherlands
1900s 5,309 2011 US$ 5,608 2011 US$ 298.9 2011 US$ Netherlands
1910s 6,057 2011 US$ 6,131 2011 US$ 73.8 2011 US$ Netherlands
1920s 7,104 2011 US$ 7,983 2011 US$ 879.5 2011 US$ Netherlands
1930s 8,773 2011 US$ 8,278 2011 US$ 495.7 2011 US$ Denmark
1940s 8,679 2011 US$ 6,959 2011 US$ 1,720 2011 US$ Denmark
1950s 11,959 2011 US$ 11,034 2011 US$ 925.6 2011 US$ Denmark
1960s 16,909 2011 US$ 15,275 2011 US$ 1,634 2011 US$ Denmark
1970s 22,274 2011 US$ 21,354 2011 US$ 919.4 2011 US$ Denmark
1980s 26,845 2011 US$ 24,273 2011 US$ 2,572 2011 US$ Denmark
1990s 32,998 2011 US$ 30,959 2011 US$ 2,038 2011 US$ Denmark
2000s 41,643 2011 US$ 40,867 2011 US$ 775.68 2011 US$ Denmark
2010s 44,359 2011 US$ 44,989 2011 US$ 630.32 2011 US$ Netherlands

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 Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 47,474 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 Denmark and Netherlands?
1,162 2011 US$, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?
199 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
Denmark ranks 13th and Netherlands ranks 12th 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]