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

Japan
38,674 2011 US$
in 2018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
38,058 2011 US$
in 2018
Japan rank
22nd
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

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

Japan currently reports 38,674 2011 US$ against 38,058 2011 US$ in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 616 2011 US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1000 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Japan ranks 22nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 24th of 145 countries.

Across the 26 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1000s 1,010 2011 US$ 1,151 2011 US$ 141.35 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1280s 841.11 2011 US$ 1,058 2011 US$ 216.89 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1450s 866.55 2011 US$ 1,683 2011 US$ 816.45 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1600s 1,061 2011 US$ 1,691 2011 US$ 630 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1700s 1,073 2011 US$ 2,412 2011 US$ 1,339 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1720s 1,073 2011 US$ 2,611 2011 US$ 1,538 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1750s 953 2011 US$ 2,702 2011 US$ 1,749 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1800s 1,317 2011 US$ 3,274 2011 US$ 1,957 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1820s 1,317 2011 US$ 3,306 2011 US$ 1,989 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1840s 1,436 2011 US$ 4,334 2011 US$ 2,898 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1850s 1,436 2011 US$ 4,332 2011 US$ 2,896 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1870s 1,594 2011 US$ 5,852 2011 US$ 4,258 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1880s 1,777 2011 US$ 6,424 2011 US$ 4,647 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1890s 1,946 2011 US$ 7,018 2011 US$ 5,072 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1900s 2,217 2011 US$ 7,594 2011 US$ 5,377 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1910s 2,640 2011 US$ 8,213 2011 US$ 5,573 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1920s 3,336 2011 US$ 7,848 2011 US$ 4,512 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1930s 3,867 2011 US$ 9,116 2011 US$ 5,249 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1940s 3,933 2011 US$ 11,354 2011 US$ 7,421 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1950s 4,326 2011 US$ 12,136 2011 US$ 7,810 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1960s 9,633 2011 US$ 15,260 2011 US$ 5,626 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 18,154 2011 US$ 19,005 2011 US$ 850.3 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 24,345 2011 US$ 22,727 2011 US$ 1,618 2011 US$ Japan
1990s 31,648 2011 US$ 27,800 2011 US$ 3,848 2011 US$ Japan
2000s 34,276 2011 US$ 34,630 2011 US$ 354.16 2011 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 36,672 2011 US$ 36,342 2011 US$ 329.52 2011 US$ Japan

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, Japan or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Japan, at 38,674 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 Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
616 2011 US$, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
148 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2018.
How do Japan 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?
Japan ranks 22nd 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]