El Salvador vs Philippines: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution

El Salvador
8,598 2011$
in 2018
Philippines
8,139 2011$
in 2018
El Salvador rank
94th
Philippines rank
97th

Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time

  • El Salvador
  • Philippines
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 8,598 2011$ against 8,139 2011$ in Philippines, a difference of 459 2011$.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Philippines ahead.

El Salvador ranks 94th and Philippines ranks 97th of 145 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 7 and Philippines in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Philippines Difference Ahead
1920s 1,565 2011$ 2,124 2011$ 559.4 2011$ Philippines
1930s 1,553 2011$ 2,202 2011$ 648.5 2011$ Philippines
1940s 2,170 2011$ 1,609 2011$ 560.8 2011$ El Salvador
1950s 2,594 2011$ 2,093 2011$ 501.2 2011$ El Salvador
1960s 3,247 2011$ 2,577 2011$ 669.5 2011$ El Salvador
1970s 3,929 2011$ 3,244 2011$ 685.5 2011$ El Salvador
1980s 3,402 2011$ 3,512 2011$ 109.7 2011$ Philippines
1990s 4,348 2011$ 3,642 2011$ 706.34 2011$ El Salvador
2000s 6,365 2011$ 4,667 2011$ 1,698 2011$ El Salvador
2010s 7,987 2011$ 6,811 2011$ 1,175 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, El Salvador or Philippines?
El Salvador, at 8,598 2011$ against 8,139 2011$ in Philippines as of 2018.
What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between El Salvador and Philippines?
459 2011$, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Philippines?
94 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Philippines rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
El Salvador ranks 94th and Philippines ranks 97th 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]