Cuba vs El Salvador: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Cuba
8,326 2011$
in 2018
El Salvador
8,598 2011$
in 2018
Cuba rank
96th
El Salvador rank
94th
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Cuba
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 8,598 2011$ against 8,326 2011$ in Cuba, a difference of 272 2011$.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 99 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 96th and El Salvador ranks 94th of 145 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and El Salvador in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2,371 2011$ | 1,565 2011$ | 806 2011$ | Cuba |
| 1930s | 1,887 2011$ | 1,553 2011$ | 333.8 2011$ | Cuba |
| 1940s | 2,304 2011$ | 1,994 2011$ | 310.1 2011$ | Cuba |
| 1950s | 2,760 2011$ | 2,594 2011$ | 165.6 2011$ | Cuba |
| 1960s | 3,128 2011$ | 3,247 2011$ | 118.7 2011$ | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 3,621 2011$ | 3,929 2011$ | 307.8 2011$ | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 4,784 2011$ | 3,402 2011$ | 1,381 2011$ | Cuba |
| 1990s | 3,401 2011$ | 4,348 2011$ | 946.86 2011$ | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 4,970 2011$ | 6,365 2011$ | 1,395 2011$ | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 7,556 2011$ | 7,987 2011$ | 430.2 2011$ | El Salvador |
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, Cuba or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 8,598 2011$ against 8,326 2011$ in Cuba as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Cuba and El Salvador?
- 272 2011$, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and El Salvador?
- 99 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2018.
- How do Cuba and El Salvador rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Cuba ranks 96th and El Salvador ranks 94th 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]