El Salvador vs Paraguay: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
El Salvador
8,598 2011$
in 2018
Paraguay
9,339 2011$
in 2018
El Salvador rank
94th
Paraguay rank
91st
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- El Salvador
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 9,339 2011$ against 8,598 2011$ in El Salvador, a difference of 741 2011$.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1939 it was Paraguay ahead.
El Salvador ranks 94th and Paraguay ranks 91st of 145 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Paraguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,651 2011$ | 2,858 2011$ | 1,207 2011$ | Paraguay |
| 1940s | 1,994 2011$ | 2,594 2011$ | 600.4 2011$ | Paraguay |
| 1950s | 2,594 2011$ | 2,342 2011$ | 251.9 2011$ | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 3,247 2011$ | 2,560 2011$ | 686.3 2011$ | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 3,929 2011$ | 3,525 2011$ | 404.2 2011$ | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 3,402 2011$ | 5,072 2011$ | 1,669 2011$ | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 4,348 2011$ | 5,291 2011$ | 943.38 2011$ | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 6,365 2011$ | 5,851 2011$ | 513.54 2011$ | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 7,987 2011$ | 8,219 2011$ | 232.38 2011$ | Paraguay |
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, El Salvador or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 9,339 2011$ against 8,598 2011$ in El Salvador as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 741 2011$, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1939 to 2018.
- How do El Salvador and Paraguay rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- El Salvador ranks 94th and Paraguay ranks 91st 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]