Benin vs Senegal: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Benin
2,220 2011$
in 2018
Senegal
2,617 2011$
in 2018
Benin rank
123rd
Senegal rank
121st
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Benin
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 2,617 2011$ against 2,220 2011$ in Benin, a difference of 397 2011$.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Senegal ahead.
Benin ranks 123rd and Senegal ranks 121st of 145 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,501 2011$ | 2,160 2011$ | 659.5 2011$ | Senegal |
| 1960s | 1,497 2011$ | 2,350 2011$ | 852.4 2011$ | Senegal |
| 1970s | 1,592 2011$ | 2,208 2011$ | 615.9 2011$ | Senegal |
| 1980s | 1,785 2011$ | 2,042 2011$ | 256.5 2011$ | Senegal |
| 1990s | 1,823 2011$ | 1,919 2011$ | 96.59 2011$ | Senegal |
| 2000s | 1,907 2011$ | 2,069 2011$ | 161.76 2011$ | Senegal |
| 2010s | 2,000 2011$ | 2,300 2011$ | 299.52 2011$ | Senegal |
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, Benin or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 2,617 2011$ against 2,220 2011$ in Benin as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Benin and Senegal?
- 397 2011$, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Senegal?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do Benin and Senegal rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Benin ranks 123rd and Senegal ranks 121st 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]