Burkina Faso vs Guinea-Bissau: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Burkina Faso
1,590 2011$
in 2018
Guinea-Bissau
1,501 2011$
in 2018
Burkina Faso rank
136th
Guinea-Bissau rank
137th
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1,590 2011$ against 1,501 2011$ in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 89 2011$.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 136th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 137th of 145 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 851.2 2011$ | 626.2 2011$ | 225 2011$ | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 1,085 2011$ | 1,061 2011$ | 24.5 2011$ | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 1,152 2011$ | 1,418 2011$ | 265.8 2011$ | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 1,253 2011$ | 1,187 2011$ | 65.4 2011$ | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 1,264 2011$ | 1,283 2011$ | 18.88 2011$ | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 1,290 2011$ | 1,231 2011$ | 59.24 2011$ | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 1,441 2011$ | 1,406 2011$ | 35.59 2011$ | Burkina Faso |
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, Burkina Faso or Guinea-Bissau?
- Burkina Faso, at 1,590 2011$ against 1,501 2011$ in Guinea-Bissau as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?
- 89 2011$, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Burkina Faso ranks 136th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 137th 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]