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

Denmark
46,312 2011 US$
in 2018
Sweden
45,542 2011 US$
in 2018
Denmark rank
13th
Sweden rank
15th

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

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 46,312 2011 US$ against 45,542 2011 US$ in Sweden, a difference of 770 2011 US$.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 199 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 15th of 145 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 19 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
1820s 2,109 2011 US$ 1,478 2011 US$ 631 2011 US$ Denmark
1830s 2,177 2011 US$ 1,516 2011 US$ 661.1 2011 US$ Denmark
1840s 2,426 2011 US$ 1,572 2011 US$ 854.8 2011 US$ Denmark
1850s 2,750 2011 US$ 1,752 2011 US$ 997.9 2011 US$ Denmark
1860s 2,923 2011 US$ 1,892 2011 US$ 1,031 2011 US$ Denmark
1870s 3,312 2011 US$ 2,308 2011 US$ 1,004 2011 US$ Denmark
1880s 3,664 2011 US$ 2,476 2011 US$ 1,187 2011 US$ Denmark
1890s 4,344 2011 US$ 2,922 2011 US$ 1,422 2011 US$ Denmark
1900s 5,309 2011 US$ 3,663 2011 US$ 1,646 2011 US$ Denmark
1910s 6,057 2011 US$ 4,546 2011 US$ 1,511 2011 US$ Denmark
1920s 7,104 2011 US$ 5,436 2011 US$ 1,667 2011 US$ Denmark
1930s 8,773 2011 US$ 7,125 2011 US$ 1,648 2011 US$ Denmark
1940s 8,679 2011 US$ 8,543 2011 US$ 135.5 2011 US$ Denmark
1950s 11,959 2011 US$ 11,964 2011 US$ 4.8 2011 US$ Sweden
1960s 16,909 2011 US$ 16,627 2011 US$ 281.9 2011 US$ Denmark
1970s 22,274 2011 US$ 21,876 2011 US$ 397.6 2011 US$ Denmark
1980s 26,845 2011 US$ 25,589 2011 US$ 1,256 2011 US$ Denmark
1990s 32,998 2011 US$ 28,823 2011 US$ 4,174 2011 US$ Denmark
2000s 41,643 2011 US$ 38,385 2011 US$ 3,258 2011 US$ Denmark
2010s 44,359 2011 US$ 43,310 2011 US$ 1,049 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 Sweden?
Denmark, at 46,312 2011 US$ against 45,542 2011 US$ in Sweden 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 Sweden?
770 2011 US$, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
199 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
Denmark ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 15th 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]