Liberia vs Malawi: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Liberia
818.42 2011$
in 2018
Malawi
1,117 2011$
in 2018
Liberia rank
143rd
Malawi rank
141st
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Liberia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1,117 2011$ against 818.42 2011$ in Liberia, a difference of 298.58 2011$.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.4 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 143rd and Malawi ranks 141st of 145 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3,412 2011$ | 572.1 2011$ | 2,840 2011$ | Liberia |
| 1960s | 3,858 2011$ | 652.5 2011$ | 3,206 2011$ | Liberia |
| 1970s | 4,488 2011$ | 906.4 2011$ | 3,581 2011$ | Liberia |
| 1980s | 3,443 2011$ | 921.4 2011$ | 2,522 2011$ | Liberia |
| 1990s | 824.35 2011$ | 908.26 2011$ | 83.91 2011$ | Malawi |
| 2000s | 896.71 2011$ | 949.28 2011$ | 52.57 2011$ | Malawi |
| 2010s | 850.25 2011$ | 1,109 2011$ | 258.97 2011$ | Malawi |
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, Liberia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 1,117 2011$ against 818.42 2011$ in Liberia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Liberia and Malawi?
- 298.58 2011$, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Malawi?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do Liberia and Malawi rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Liberia ranks 143rd and Malawi ranks 141st 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]