Algeria vs Botswana: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution

Algeria
14,228 2011$
in 2018
Botswana
15,842 2011$
in 2018
Algeria rank
67th
Botswana rank
64th

Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time

  • Algeria
  • Botswana
05.0k10.0k15.0k182019192018

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 15,842 2011$ against 14,228 2011$ in Algeria, a difference of 1,614 2011$.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 67th and Botswana ranks 64th of 145 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Botswana in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Botswana Difference Ahead
1950s 2,438 2011$ 524.3 2011$ 1,914 2011$ Algeria
1960s 2,932 2011$ 653.4 2011$ 2,279 2011$ Algeria
1970s 4,062 2011$ 1,622 2011$ 2,440 2011$ Algeria
1980s 5,132 2011$ 3,281 2011$ 1,851 2011$ Algeria
1990s 5,265 2011$ 6,353 2011$ 1,088 2011$ Botswana
2000s 9,435 2011$ 9,905 2011$ 469.66 2011$ Botswana
2010s 13,693 2011$ 14,538 2011$ 844.7 2011$ Botswana

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, Algeria or Botswana?
Botswana, at 15,842 2011$ against 14,228 2011$ in Algeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Algeria and Botswana?
1,614 2011$, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Botswana?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Algeria and Botswana rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
Algeria ranks 67th and Botswana ranks 64th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Algeria vs Botswana: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution. Statizoid, drawing on Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/divergence-of-gdp-per-capita-among-latecomers-to-the-capitalist-revolution-18002016/algeria/botswana/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/divergence-of-gdp-per-capita-among-latecomers-to-the-capitalist-revolution-18002016/algeria/botswana/">Algeria vs Botswana: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Unit
2011$
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: prosperity, inequality, and planetary limits’ in The CORE Team, The Economy 2.0 Microeconomics. Available at: https://tinyco.re/4329598 [Figure 1.19]