Egypt vs Jordan: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Egypt
11,957 2011$
in 2018
Jordan
11,506 2011$
in 2018
Egypt rank
79th
Jordan rank
82nd
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Egypt
- Jordan
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 11,957 2011$ against 11,506 2011$ in Jordan, a difference of 451 2011$.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 79th and Jordan ranks 82nd of 145 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Jordan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 956 2011$ | 877 2011$ | 79 2011$ | Egypt |
| 1870s | 1,195 2011$ | 1,116 2011$ | 79 2011$ | Egypt |
| 1910s | 1,674 2011$ | 1,594 2011$ | 80 2011$ | Egypt |
| 1950s | 1,455 2011$ | 3,029 2011$ | 1,574 2011$ | Jordan |
| 1960s | 1,799 2011$ | 4,478 2011$ | 2,679 2011$ | Jordan |
| 1970s | 2,391 2011$ | 4,544 2011$ | 2,153 2011$ | Jordan |
| 1980s | 3,748 2011$ | 7,415 2011$ | 3,667 2011$ | Jordan |
| 1990s | 4,981 2011$ | 6,635 2011$ | 1,653 2011$ | Jordan |
| 2000s | 8,120 2011$ | 9,619 2011$ | 1,499 2011$ | Jordan |
| 2010s | 11,122 2011$ | 11,533 2011$ | 410.84 2011$ | Jordan |
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, Egypt or Jordan?
- Egypt, at 11,957 2011$ against 11,506 2011$ in Jordan as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Egypt and Jordan?
- 451 2011$, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Jordan?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
- How do Egypt and Jordan rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Egypt ranks 79th and Jordan ranks 82nd 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]