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
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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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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]