Greece vs Malaysia: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Greece
23,451 2011$
in 2018
Malaysia
24,842 2011$
in 2018
Greece rank
47th
Malaysia rank
45th
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Greece
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 24,842 2011$ against 23,451 2011$ in Greece, a difference of 1,391 2011$.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 47th and Malaysia ranks 45th of 145 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1,938 2011$ | 1,055 2011$ | 883 2011$ | Greece |
| 1900s | 2,396 2011$ | 890.44 2011$ | 1,505 2011$ | Greece |
| 1910s | 2,226 2011$ | 1,436 2011$ | 790.37 2011$ | Greece |
| 1920s | 3,264 2011$ | 2,218 2011$ | 1,046 2011$ | Greece |
| 1930s | 3,907 2011$ | 2,845 2011$ | 1,063 2011$ | Greece |
| 1940s | 2,950 2011$ | 2,118 2011$ | 832 2011$ | Greece |
| 1950s | 3,950 2011$ | 2,343 2011$ | 1,607 2011$ | Greece |
| 1960s | 6,896 2011$ | 2,803 2011$ | 4,093 2011$ | Greece |
| 1970s | 12,261 2011$ | 4,329 2011$ | 7,932 2011$ | Greece |
| 1980s | 14,777 2011$ | 6,629 2011$ | 8,148 2011$ | Greece |
| 1990s | 17,489 2011$ | 10,985 2011$ | 6,504 2011$ | Greece |
| 2000s | 25,533 2011$ | 15,455 2011$ | 10,078 2011$ | Greece |
| 2010s | 23,272 2011$ | 21,657 2011$ | 1,615 2011$ | Greece |
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, Greece or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 24,842 2011$ against 23,451 2011$ in Greece as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Greece and Malaysia?
- 1,391 2011$, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Malaysia?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2018.
- How do Greece and Malaysia rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Greece ranks 47th and Malaysia ranks 45th 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]