Bulgaria vs Thailand: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Bulgaria
18,444 2011$
in 2018
Thailand
16,649 2011$
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
58th
Thailand rank
60th
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Bulgaria
- Thailand
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 18,444 2011$ against 16,649 2011$ in Thailand, a difference of 1,795 2011$.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 58th and Thailand ranks 60th of 145 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 9 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1,339 2011$ | 969 2011$ | 370 2011$ | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 1,956 2011$ | 1,264 2011$ | 692 2011$ | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 2,389 2011$ | 1,317 2011$ | 1,072 2011$ | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 3,418 2011$ | 1,444 2011$ | 1,974 2011$ | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 5,988 2011$ | 2,102 2011$ | 3,886 2011$ | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 8,840 2011$ | 3,215 2011$ | 5,625 2011$ | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 10,011 2011$ | 5,013 2011$ | 4,999 2011$ | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 8,190 2011$ | 9,107 2011$ | 916.84 2011$ | Thailand |
| 2000s | 11,502 2011$ | 11,393 2011$ | 109.56 2011$ | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 16,195 2011$ | 14,805 2011$ | 1,389 2011$ | Bulgaria |
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, Bulgaria or Thailand?
- Bulgaria, at 18,444 2011$ against 16,649 2011$ in Thailand as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Bulgaria and Thailand?
- 1,795 2011$, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Thailand?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2018.
- How do Bulgaria and Thailand rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Bulgaria ranks 58th and Thailand ranks 60th 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]