New Zealand vs United Kingdom: History’s hockey stick: Worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita
New Zealand
35,336 2011 US$
in 2018
United Kingdom
38,058 2011 US$
in 2018
New Zealand rank
26th
United Kingdom rank
24th
History’s hockey stick: Worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita over time
- New Zealand
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 38,058 2011 US$ against 35,336 2011 US$ in New Zealand, a difference of 2,722 2011 US$.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1820 it was United Kingdom ahead.
New Zealand ranks 26th and United Kingdom ranks 24th of 145 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 826 2011 US$ | 3,306 2011 US$ | 2,480 2011 US$ | United Kingdom |
| 1850s | 1,824 2011 US$ | 4,332 2011 US$ | 2,508 2011 US$ | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 3,526 2011 US$ | 5,086 2011 US$ | 1,560 2011 US$ | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 5,832 2011 US$ | 5,859 2011 US$ | 27 2011 US$ | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 5,803 2011 US$ | 6,302 2011 US$ | 498.8 2011 US$ | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 6,098 2011 US$ | 7,018 2011 US$ | 919.6 2011 US$ | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 7,525 2011 US$ | 7,594 2011 US$ | 68.9 2011 US$ | United Kingdom |
| 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 |
| 1940s | 11,058 2011 US$ | 11,354 2011 US$ | 296.5 2011 US$ | United Kingdom |
| 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 |
| 1990s | 23,262 2011 US$ | 27,800 2011 US$ | 4,539 2011 US$ | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 29,627 2011 US$ | 34,630 2011 US$ | 5,003 2011 US$ | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 33,428 2011 US$ | 36,342 2011 US$ | 2,915 2011 US$ | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher history’s hockey stick: worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita, New Zealand or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, 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: worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita between New Zealand and United Kingdom?
- 2,722 2011 US$, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Kingdom?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
- How do New Zealand and United Kingdom rank globally for history’s hockey stick: worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 26th and United Kingdom 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: Worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita. 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’ in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/19274920 [Figure 1.1a]