Chile vs Uruguay: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Chile
22,105 2011$
in 2018
Uruguay
20,186 2011$
in 2018
Chile rank
49th
Uruguay rank
51st
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Chile
- Uruguay
How they compare
Chile currently reports 22,105 2011$ against 20,186 2011$ in Uruguay, a difference of 1,919 2011$.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 153 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Uruguay ahead.
Chile ranks 49th and Uruguay ranks 51st of 145 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 853 2011$ | 1,838 2011$ | 985 2011$ | Uruguay |
| 1820s | 824 2011$ | 1,983 2011$ | 1,159 2011$ | Uruguay |
| 1850s | 1,352 2011$ | 2,467 2011$ | 1,115 2011$ | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 1,588 2011$ | 3,000 2011$ | 1,412 2011$ | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 1,971 2011$ | 3,701 2011$ | 1,730 2011$ | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 2,627 2011$ | 3,899 2011$ | 1,273 2011$ | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 3,198 2011$ | 3,812 2011$ | 614 2011$ | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 3,644 2011$ | 3,895 2011$ | 250.2 2011$ | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 4,417 2011$ | 4,218 2011$ | 198.3 2011$ | Chile |
| 1920s | 4,652 2011$ | 4,349 2011$ | 302.7 2011$ | Chile |
| 1930s | 4,397 2011$ | 4,915 2011$ | 518.2 2011$ | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 5,415 2011$ | 5,452 2011$ | 36.9 2011$ | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 6,370 2011$ | 7,803 2011$ | 1,433 2011$ | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 7,466 2011$ | 7,542 2011$ | 76.2 2011$ | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 7,870 2011$ | 8,548 2011$ | 677.8 2011$ | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 8,640 2011$ | 9,792 2011$ | 1,152 2011$ | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 13,105 2011$ | 12,124 2011$ | 980.8 2011$ | Chile |
| 2000s | 16,899 2011$ | 13,028 2011$ | 3,871 2011$ | Chile |
| 2010s | 20,962 2011$ | 18,674 2011$ | 2,288 2011$ | Chile |
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, Chile or Uruguay?
- Chile, at 22,105 2011$ against 20,186 2011$ in Uruguay as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Chile and Uruguay?
- 1,919 2011$, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?
- 153 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
- How do Chile and Uruguay rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Chile ranks 49th and Uruguay ranks 51st 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]