Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution

Guinea
1,606 2011$
in 2018
Sierra Leone
1,684 2011$
in 2018
Guinea rank
135th
Sierra Leone rank
132nd

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

  • Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1,684 2011$ against 1,606 2011$ in Guinea, a difference of 78 2011$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Guinea ranks 135th and Sierra Leone ranks 132nd of 145 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 587.7 2011$ 1,028 2011$ 440.3 2011$ Sierra Leone
1960s 736.6 2011$ 1,289 2011$ 552.2 2011$ Sierra Leone
1970s 849.5 2011$ 1,540 2011$ 690.5 2011$ Sierra Leone
1980s 845.4 2011$ 1,609 2011$ 763.7 2011$ Sierra Leone
1990s 911.85 2011$ 1,239 2011$ 327 2011$ Sierra Leone
2000s 1,177 2011$ 1,174 2011$ 2.52 2011$ Guinea
2010s 1,423 2011$ 1,672 2011$ 249.06 2011$ Sierra Leone

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 Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 1,684 2011$ against 1,606 2011$ in Guinea as of 2018.
What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Guinea and Sierra Leone?
78 2011$, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sierra Leone?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
Guinea ranks 135th and Sierra Leone ranks 132nd 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]