Kuwait vs Luxembourg: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Kuwait
65,521 2011$
in 2018
Luxembourg
57,428 2011$
in 2018
Kuwait rank
5th
Luxembourg rank
8th
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Kuwait
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 65,521 2011$ against 57,428 2011$ in Luxembourg, a difference of 8,093 2011$.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 5th and Luxembourg ranks 8th of 145 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Luxembourg in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49,301 2011$ | 13,897 2011$ | 35,404 2011$ | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 39,094 2011$ | 17,666 2011$ | 21,428 2011$ | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 36,263 2011$ | 23,077 2011$ | 13,186 2011$ | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 14,404 2011$ | 28,654 2011$ | 14,251 2011$ | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 22,888 2011$ | 41,135 2011$ | 18,247 2011$ | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 56,755 2011$ | 53,231 2011$ | 3,524 2011$ | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 71,828 2011$ | 55,153 2011$ | 16,675 2011$ | Kuwait |
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, Kuwait or Luxembourg?
- Kuwait, at 65,521 2011$ against 57,428 2011$ in Luxembourg as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Kuwait and Luxembourg?
- 8,093 2011$, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Luxembourg?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do Kuwait and Luxembourg rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Kuwait ranks 5th and Luxembourg ranks 8th 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]