Egypt vs Sri Lanka: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Egypt
11,957 2011$
in 2018
Sri Lanka
11,663 2011$
in 2018
Egypt rank
79th
Sri Lanka rank
81st
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Egypt
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 11,957 2011$ against 11,663 2011$ in Sri Lanka, a difference of 294 2011$.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 79th and Sri Lanka ranks 81st of 145 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 956 2011$ | 877 2011$ | 79 2011$ | Egypt |
| 1870s | 1,195 2011$ | 1,356 2011$ | 161 2011$ | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 1,674 2011$ | 1,967 2011$ | 293 2011$ | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 1,455 2011$ | 2,070 2011$ | 614.5 2011$ | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 1,799 2011$ | 2,131 2011$ | 332 2011$ | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 2,391 2011$ | 2,482 2011$ | 91.3 2011$ | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 3,748 2011$ | 3,376 2011$ | 371.8 2011$ | Egypt |
| 1990s | 4,981 2011$ | 4,730 2011$ | 251.98 2011$ | Egypt |
| 2000s | 8,120 2011$ | 6,544 2011$ | 1,576 2011$ | Egypt |
| 2010s | 11,122 2011$ | 10,242 2011$ | 880.28 2011$ | Egypt |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Egypt, at 11,957 2011$ against 11,663 2011$ in Sri Lanka as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 294 2011$, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
- How do Egypt and Sri Lanka rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Egypt ranks 79th and Sri Lanka ranks 81st 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]