India vs Jamaica: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
India
6,806 2011$
in 2018
Jamaica
7,273 2011$
in 2018
India rank
101st
Jamaica rank
100th
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- India
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 7,273 2011$ against 6,806 2011$ in India, a difference of 467 2011$.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 82 shared years of data; in 1850 it was India ahead.
India ranks 101st and Jamaica ranks 100th of 145 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, India averaged higher in 6 and Jamaica in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 947 2011$ | 867 2011$ | 80 2011$ | India |
| 1870s | 850 2011$ | 845 2011$ | 5 2011$ | India |
| 1890s | 931 2011$ | 881 2011$ | 50 2011$ | India |
| 1900s | 955 2011$ | 926 2011$ | 29 2011$ | India |
| 1910s | 1,073 2011$ | 974 2011$ | 99 2011$ | India |
| 1920s | 1,136 2011$ | 1,097 2011$ | 39.5 2011$ | India |
| 1930s | 1,090 2011$ | 1,352 2011$ | 261 2011$ | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 1,043 2011$ | 2,104 2011$ | 1,062 2011$ | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 1,066 2011$ | 3,103 2011$ | 2,037 2011$ | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 1,253 2011$ | 4,763 2011$ | 3,510 2011$ | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 1,409 2011$ | 5,927 2011$ | 4,518 2011$ | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1,720 2011$ | 5,131 2011$ | 3,410 2011$ | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 2,336 2011$ | 6,412 2011$ | 4,076 2011$ | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 3,391 2011$ | 6,995 2011$ | 3,604 2011$ | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 5,559 2011$ | 7,084 2011$ | 1,525 2011$ | Jamaica |
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, India or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 7,273 2011$ against 6,806 2011$ in India as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between India and Jamaica?
- 467 2011$, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Jamaica?
- 82 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2018.
- How do India and Jamaica rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- India ranks 101st and Jamaica ranks 100th 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]