Mauritania vs Sao Tome and Principe: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution

Mauritania
3,458 2011$
in 2018
Sao Tome and Principe
3,730 2011$
in 2018
Mauritania rank
115th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
112th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 3,730 2011$ against 3,458 2011$ in Mauritania, a difference of 272 2011$.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Mauritania ranks 115th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 112th of 145 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1950s 767 2011$ 1,270 2011$ 502.8 2011$ Sao Tome and Principe
1960s 1,211 2011$ 1,772 2011$ 561 2011$ Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 1,614 2011$ 2,562 2011$ 947.9 2011$ Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 1,568 2011$ 2,584 2011$ 1,015 2011$ Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 1,717 2011$ 2,212 2011$ 494.55 2011$ Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 2,393 2011$ 2,536 2011$ 142.77 2011$ Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 3,311 2011$ 3,433 2011$ 122.2 2011$ Sao Tome and Principe

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, Mauritania or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 3,730 2011$ against 3,458 2011$ in Mauritania as of 2018.
What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe?
272 2011$, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
Mauritania ranks 115th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 112th 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]