Finland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale

Finland
38,897 2011 US$
in 2018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
38,058 2011 US$
in 2018
Finland rank
21st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
24th

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

  • Finland
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 38,897 2011 US$ against 38,058 2011 US$ in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 839 2011 US$.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 166 shared years of data; in 1600 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Finland ranks 21st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 24th of 145 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1600s 1,191 2011 US$ 1,691 2011 US$ 500 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1650s 1,246 2011 US$ 1,446 2011 US$ 200 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1700s 1,331 2011 US$ 2,412 2011 US$ 1,081 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1750s 1,486 2011 US$ 2,702 2011 US$ 1,216 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1800s 1,213 2011 US$ 3,343 2011 US$ 2,130 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1820s 1,313 2011 US$ 3,306 2011 US$ 1,993 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1850s 1,519 2011 US$ 4,332 2011 US$ 2,813 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1860s 1,536 2011 US$ 5,277 2011 US$ 3,742 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1870s 1,886 2011 US$ 5,859 2011 US$ 3,973 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1880s 1,965 2011 US$ 6,302 2011 US$ 4,336 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1890s 2,345 2011 US$ 7,018 2011 US$ 4,673 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1900s 2,773 2011 US$ 7,594 2011 US$ 4,821 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1910s 2,927 2011 US$ 8,213 2011 US$ 5,286 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1920s 3,650 2011 US$ 7,848 2011 US$ 4,198 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1930s 4,829 2011 US$ 9,116 2011 US$ 4,287 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1940s 5,770 2011 US$ 11,354 2011 US$ 5,584 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1950s 8,028 2011 US$ 12,136 2011 US$ 4,109 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1960s 11,862 2011 US$ 15,260 2011 US$ 3,397 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 17,579 2011 US$ 19,005 2011 US$ 1,426 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 23,144 2011 US$ 22,727 2011 US$ 417.2 2011 US$ Finland
1990s 26,636 2011 US$ 27,800 2011 US$ 1,164 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 36,239 2011 US$ 34,630 2011 US$ 1,610 2011 US$ Finland
2010s 37,688 2011 US$ 36,342 2011 US$ 1,346 2011 US$ Finland

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, Finland or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Finland, at 38,897 2011 US$ against 38,058 2011 US$ in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale between Finland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
839 2011 US$, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
166 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2018.
How do Finland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
Finland ranks 21st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 24th 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]