Malta vs Puerto Rico: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution

Malta
32,029 2011$
in 2018
Puerto Rico
35,076 2011$
in 2018
Malta rank
30th
Puerto Rico rank
27th

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

  • Malta
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 35,076 2011$ against 32,029 2011$ in Malta, a difference of 3,047 2011$.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

Across all 69 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 30th and Puerto Rico ranks 27th of 145 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1950s 1,930 2011$ 4,210 2011$ 2,280 2011$ Puerto Rico
1960s 2,678 2011$ 7,307 2011$ 4,629 2011$ Puerto Rico
1970s 5,816 2011$ 11,463 2011$ 5,646 2011$ Puerto Rico
1980s 10,313 2011$ 13,879 2011$ 3,566 2011$ Puerto Rico
1990s 16,060 2011$ 20,888 2011$ 4,828 2011$ Puerto Rico
2000s 21,802 2011$ 31,190 2011$ 9,388 2011$ Puerto Rico
2010s 27,268 2011$ 34,675 2011$ 7,407 2011$ Puerto Rico

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, Malta or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 35,076 2011$ against 32,029 2011$ in Malta as of 2018.
What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Malta and Puerto Rico?
3,047 2011$, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Puerto Rico?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Malta and Puerto Rico rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
Malta ranks 30th and Puerto Rico ranks 27th 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]