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
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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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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]