Guinea-Bissau vs Madagascar: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Guinea-Bissau
1,501 2011$
in 2018
Madagascar
1,428 2011$
in 2018
Guinea-Bissau rank
137th
Madagascar rank
139th
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Madagascar
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 1,501 2011$ against 1,428 2011$ in Madagascar, a difference of 73 2011$.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 137th and Madagascar ranks 139th of 145 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 626.2 2011$ | 1,661 2011$ | 1,035 2011$ | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 1,061 2011$ | 1,794 2011$ | 733.6 2011$ | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 1,418 2011$ | 1,799 2011$ | 381.3 2011$ | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 1,187 2011$ | 1,361 2011$ | 173.4 2011$ | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 1,283 2011$ | 1,166 2011$ | 117.07 2011$ | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 1,231 2011$ | 1,289 2011$ | 57.55 2011$ | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 1,406 2011$ | 1,368 2011$ | 37.22 2011$ | Guinea-Bissau |
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, Guinea-Bissau or Madagascar?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 1,501 2011$ against 1,428 2011$ in Madagascar as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar?
- 73 2011$, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 137th and Madagascar ranks 139th 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]