Italy vs Spain: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution

Italy
34,364 2011$
in 2018
Spain
31,496 2011$
in 2018
Italy rank
28th
Spain rank
31st

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

  • Italy
  • Spain
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 34,364 2011$ against 31,496 2011$ in Spain, a difference of 2,868 2011$.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 224 shared years of data; in 1315 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 28th and Spain ranks 31st of 145 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 71 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1310s 2,926 2011$ 1,483 2011$ 1,443 2011$ Italy
1320s 2,734 2011$ 1,430 2011$ 1,305 2011$ Italy
1330s 2,573 2011$ 1,573 2011$ 1,000 2011$ Italy
1340s 2,511 2011$ 1,608 2011$ 903.17 2011$ Italy
1350s 2,842 2011$ 1,465 2011$ 1,376 2011$ Italy
1360s 3,272 2011$ 1,412 2011$ 1,860 2011$ Italy
1370s 2,849 2011$ 1,287 2011$ 1,563 2011$ Italy
1380s 2,703 2011$ 1,305 2011$ 1,399 2011$ Italy
1390s 2,942 2011$ 1,358 2011$ 1,583 2011$ Italy
1400s 3,241 2011$ 1,376 2011$ 1,865 2011$ Italy
1410s 3,118 2011$ 1,376 2011$ 1,742 2011$ Italy
1420s 3,318 2011$ 1,376 2011$ 1,942 2011$ Italy
1430s 3,272 2011$ 1,412 2011$ 1,860 2011$ Italy
1440s 3,287 2011$ 1,358 2011$ 1,929 2011$ Italy
1450s 3,080 2011$ 1,394 2011$ 1,686 2011$ Italy
1460s 2,934 2011$ 1,340 2011$ 1,594 2011$ Italy
1470s 2,849 2011$ 1,305 2011$ 1,545 2011$ Italy
1480s 2,942 2011$ 1,376 2011$ 1,566 2011$ Italy
1490s 2,719 2011$ 1,412 2011$ 1,307 2011$ Italy
1500s 2,634 2011$ 1,394 2011$ 1,240 2011$ Italy
1510s 2,849 2011$ 1,447 2011$ 1,402 2011$ Italy
1520s 2,995 2011$ 1,394 2011$ 1,601 2011$ Italy
1530s 2,965 2011$ 1,465 2011$ 1,499 2011$ Italy
1540s 2,703 2011$ 1,430 2011$ 1,274 2011$ Italy
1550s 2,373 2011$ 1,519 2011$ 854.27 2011$ Italy
1560s 2,535 2011$ 1,483 2011$ 1,051 2011$ Italy
1570s 2,542 2011$ 1,555 2011$ 987.5 2011$ Italy
1580s 2,481 2011$ 1,537 2011$ 943.93 2011$ Italy
1590s 2,396 2011$ 1,555 2011$ 841.57 2011$ Italy
1600s 2,373 2011$ 1,465 2011$ 907.88 2011$ Italy
1610s 2,465 2011$ 1,447 2011$ 1,018 2011$ Italy
1620s 2,688 2011$ 1,394 2011$ 1,294 2011$ Italy
1630s 2,596 2011$ 1,376 2011$ 1,220 2011$ Italy
1640s 2,757 2011$ 1,287 2011$ 1,471 2011$ Italy
1650s 2,750 2011$ 1,412 2011$ 1,338 2011$ Italy
1660s 2,711 2011$ 1,251 2011$ 1,460 2011$ Italy
1670s 2,542 2011$ 1,287 2011$ 1,256 2011$ Italy
1680s 2,458 2011$ 1,340 2011$ 1,117 2011$ Italy
1690s 2,389 2011$ 1,376 2011$ 1,013 2011$ Italy
1700s 2,619 2011$ 1,376 2011$ 1,243 2011$ Italy
1710s 2,819 2011$ 1,358 2011$ 1,461 2011$ Italy
1720s 3,011 2011$ 1,430 2011$ 1,581 2011$ Italy
1730s 2,665 2011$ 1,358 2011$ 1,307 2011$ Italy
1740s 2,773 2011$ 1,376 2011$ 1,397 2011$ Italy
1750s 2,826 2011$ 1,430 2011$ 1,397 2011$ Italy
1760s 2,734 2011$ 1,412 2011$ 1,322 2011$ Italy
1770s 2,473 2011$ 1,447 2011$ 1,026 2011$ Italy
1780s 2,542 2011$ 1,447 2011$ 1,095 2011$ Italy
1790s 2,511 2011$ 1,519 2011$ 992.52 2011$ Italy
1800s 2,542 2011$ 1,501 2011$ 1,041 2011$ Italy
1810s 2,511 2011$ 1,537 2011$ 974.65 2011$ Italy
1820s 2,684 2011$ 1,649 2011$ 1,035 2011$ Italy
1830s 2,888 2011$ 1,680 2011$ 1,208 2011$ Italy
1840s 2,673 2011$ 1,733 2011$ 939.36 2011$ Italy
1850s 2,525 2011$ 1,787 2011$ 738.29 2011$ Italy
1860s 2,640 2011$ 1,895 2011$ 744.93 2011$ Italy
1870s 2,709 2011$ 2,268 2011$ 441.05 2011$ Italy
1880s 2,949 2011$ 2,503 2011$ 446.3 2011$ Italy
1890s 3,089 2011$ 2,558 2011$ 531.4 2011$ Italy
1900s 3,534 2011$ 2,779 2011$ 754.2 2011$ Italy
1910s 3,856 2011$ 2,986 2011$ 870.2 2011$ Italy
1920s 4,314 2011$ 3,636 2011$ 678.3 2011$ Italy
1930s 4,700 2011$ 3,390 2011$ 1,310 2011$ Italy
1940s 4,296 2011$ 3,424 2011$ 871.8 2011$ Italy
1950s 7,270 2011$ 4,412 2011$ 2,858 2011$ Italy
1960s 12,199 2011$ 7,172 2011$ 5,027 2011$ Italy
1970s 17,514 2011$ 12,050 2011$ 5,464 2011$ Italy
1980s 22,593 2011$ 15,232 2011$ 7,361 2011$ Italy
1990s 28,395 2011$ 21,689 2011$ 6,707 2011$ Italy
2000s 34,529 2011$ 30,340 2011$ 4,189 2011$ Italy
2010s 33,871 2011$ 31,061 2011$ 2,810 2011$ Italy

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, Italy or Spain?
Italy, at 34,364 2011$ against 31,496 2011$ in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Italy and Spain?
2,868 2011$, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
224 years are reported by both, from 1315 to 2018.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
Italy ranks 28th and Spain ranks 31st 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]