Guinea-Bissau vs Zimbabwe: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Guinea-Bissau
1,501 2011$
in 2018
Zimbabwe
1,611 2011$
in 2018
Guinea-Bissau rank
137th
Zimbabwe rank
134th
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1,611 2011$ against 1,501 2011$ in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 110 2011$.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 137th and Zimbabwe ranks 134th of 145 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 626.2 2011$ | 1,296 2011$ | 670.3 2011$ | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 1,061 2011$ | 1,552 2011$ | 491.5 2011$ | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 1,418 2011$ | 2,126 2011$ | 708.3 2011$ | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 1,187 2011$ | 2,134 2011$ | 946.5 2011$ | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1,283 2011$ | 2,183 2011$ | 899.93 2011$ | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1,231 2011$ | 1,659 2011$ | 428 2011$ | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 1,406 2011$ | 1,556 2011$ | 150.77 2011$ | Zimbabwe |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1,611 2011$ against 1,501 2011$ in Guinea-Bissau as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe?
- 110 2011$, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 137th and Zimbabwe ranks 134th 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]