Liberia vs Niger: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution

Liberia
818.42 2011$
in 2018
Niger
964.66 2011$
in 2018
Liberia rank
143rd
Niger rank
142nd

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

  • Liberia
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 964.66 2011$ against 818.42 2011$ in Liberia, a difference of 146.24 2011$.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 143rd and Niger ranks 142nd of 145 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 6 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Niger Difference Ahead
1950s 3,412 2011$ 1,073 2011$ 2,340 2011$ Liberia
1960s 3,858 2011$ 1,372 2011$ 2,486 2011$ Liberia
1970s 4,488 2011$ 1,178 2011$ 3,310 2011$ Liberia
1980s 3,443 2011$ 1,062 2011$ 2,381 2011$ Liberia
1990s 824.35 2011$ 767.21 2011$ 57.14 2011$ Liberia
2000s 896.71 2011$ 751.41 2011$ 145.3 2011$ Liberia
2010s 850.25 2011$ 889.13 2011$ 38.88 2011$ Niger

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 Niger?
Niger, at 964.66 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 Niger?
146.24 2011$, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Niger?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Liberia and Niger rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
Liberia ranks 143rd and Niger ranks 142nd 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]