Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution

Guinea
1,606 2011$
in 2018
Guinea-Bissau
1,501 2011$
in 2018
Guinea rank
135th
Guinea-Bissau rank
137th

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

  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea currently reports 1,606 2011$ against 1,501 2011$ in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 105 2011$.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 135th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 137th of 145 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1950s 587.7 2011$ 626.2 2011$ 38.5 2011$ Guinea-Bissau
1960s 736.6 2011$ 1,061 2011$ 324 2011$ Guinea-Bissau
1970s 849.5 2011$ 1,418 2011$ 568.6 2011$ Guinea-Bissau
1980s 845.4 2011$ 1,187 2011$ 341.9 2011$ Guinea-Bissau
1990s 911.85 2011$ 1,283 2011$ 370.94 2011$ Guinea-Bissau
2000s 1,177 2011$ 1,231 2011$ 54.62 2011$ Guinea-Bissau
2010s 1,423 2011$ 1,406 2011$ 17.33 2011$ Guinea

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 or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea, at 1,606 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 and Guinea-Bissau?
105 2011$, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Guinea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
Guinea ranks 135th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 137th 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]