New Zealand vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale
New Zealand
35,336 2011 US$
in 2018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
38,058 2011 US$
in 2018
New Zealand rank
26th
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
- New Zealand
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 38,058 2011 US$ against 35,336 2011 US$ in New Zealand, a difference of 2,722 2011 US$.
That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1820 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
New Zealand ranks 26th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 24th of 145 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 826 2011 US$ | 3,306 2011 US$ | 2,480 2011 US$ | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1850s | 1,824 2011 US$ | 4,332 2011 US$ | 2,508 2011 US$ | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1860s | 3,526 2011 US$ | 5,086 2011 US$ | 1,560 2011 US$ | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1870s | 5,832 2011 US$ | 5,859 2011 US$ | 27 2011 US$ | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1880s | 5,803 2011 US$ | 6,302 2011 US$ | 498.8 2011 US$ | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1890s | 6,098 2011 US$ | 7,018 2011 US$ | 919.6 2011 US$ | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1900s | 7,525 2011 US$ | 7,594 2011 US$ | 68.9 2011 US$ | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1910s | 8,266 2011 US$ | 8,213 2011 US$ | 52.7 2011 US$ | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 8,158 2011 US$ | 7,848 2011 US$ | 309.9 2011 US$ | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 8,437 2011 US$ | 9,116 2011 US$ | 679.7 2011 US$ | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1940s | 11,058 2011 US$ | 11,354 2011 US$ | 296.5 2011 US$ | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1950s | 13,723 2011 US$ | 12,136 2011 US$ | 1,586 2011 US$ | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 16,652 2011 US$ | 15,260 2011 US$ | 1,393 2011 US$ | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 19,345 2011 US$ | 19,005 2011 US$ | 340.3 2011 US$ | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 21,391 2011 US$ | 22,727 2011 US$ | 1,337 2011 US$ | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1990s | 23,262 2011 US$ | 27,800 2011 US$ | 4,539 2011 US$ | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2000s | 29,627 2011 US$ | 34,630 2011 US$ | 5,003 2011 US$ | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2010s | 33,428 2011 US$ | 36,342 2011 US$ | 2,915 2011 US$ | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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, New Zealand or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 38,058 2011 US$ against 35,336 2011 US$ in New Zealand as of 2018.
- What is the difference in history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale between New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 2,722 2011 US$, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
- How do New Zealand 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?
- New Zealand ranks 26th 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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About this data
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]