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

Denmark
46,312 2011 US$
in 2018
Saudi Arabia
50,305 2011 US$
in 2018
Denmark rank
13th
Saudi Arabia rank
10th

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

  • Denmark
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 50,305 2011 US$ against 46,312 2011 US$ in Denmark, a difference of 3,993 2011 US$.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

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

Denmark ranks 13th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 145 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1820s 2,031 2011 US$ 797 2011 US$ 1,234 2011 US$ Denmark
1870s 3,193 2011 US$ 829 2011 US$ 2,364 2011 US$ Denmark
1910s 6,236 2011 US$ 956 2011 US$ 5,280 2011 US$ Denmark
1950s 11,959 2011 US$ 4,532 2011 US$ 7,428 2011 US$ Denmark
1960s 16,909 2011 US$ 8,608 2011 US$ 8,301 2011 US$ Denmark
1970s 22,274 2011 US$ 17,803 2011 US$ 4,470 2011 US$ Denmark
1980s 26,845 2011 US$ 16,244 2011 US$ 10,600 2011 US$ Denmark
1990s 32,998 2011 US$ 19,081 2011 US$ 13,916 2011 US$ Denmark
2000s 41,643 2011 US$ 31,207 2011 US$ 10,436 2011 US$ Denmark
2010s 44,359 2011 US$ 49,462 2011 US$ 5,103 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, Denmark or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 50,305 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 Saudi Arabia?
3,993 2011 US$, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Saudi Arabia?
72 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Saudi Arabia rank globally for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
Denmark ranks 13th 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]