Afghanistan vs Benin: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Afghanistan
1,935 2011$
in 2018
Benin
2,220 2011$
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
126th
Benin rank
123rd
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Afghanistan
- Benin
How they compare
Benin currently reports 2,220 2011$ against 1,935 2011$ in Afghanistan, a difference of 285 2011$.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 126th and Benin ranks 123rd of 145 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,238 2011$ | 1,501 2011$ | 262.8 2011$ | Benin |
| 1960s | 1,293 2011$ | 1,497 2011$ | 204.1 2011$ | Benin |
| 1970s | 1,086 2011$ | 1,592 2011$ | 505.8 2011$ | Benin |
| 1980s | 1,208 2011$ | 1,785 2011$ | 577.7 2011$ | Benin |
| 1990s | 656.23 2011$ | 1,823 2011$ | 1,166 2011$ | Benin |
| 2000s | 965.92 2011$ | 1,907 2011$ | 941.57 2011$ | Benin |
| 2010s | 1,913 2011$ | 2,000 2011$ | 87.05 2011$ | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution, Afghanistan or Benin?
- Benin, at 2,220 2011$ against 1,935 2011$ in Afghanistan as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Afghanistan and Benin?
- 285 2011$, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Benin?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do Afghanistan and Benin rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Afghanistan ranks 126th and Benin ranks 123rd of 145 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution. 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: prosperity, inequality, and planetary limits’ in The CORE Team, The Economy 2.0 Microeconomics. Available at: https://tinyco.re/4329598 [Figure 1.19]