Peru vs South Africa: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Peru
12,310 2011$
in 2018
South Africa
12,166 2011$
in 2018
Peru rank
75th
South Africa rank
76th
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Peru
- South Africa
How they compare
Peru currently reports 12,310 2011$ against 12,166 2011$ in South Africa, a difference of 144 2011$.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 277 shared years of data; in 1700 it was South Africa ahead.
Peru ranks 75th and South Africa ranks 76th of 145 countries.
Across the 32 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 29.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 1,151 2011$ | 2,772 2011$ | 1,620 2011$ | South Africa |
| 1710s | 1,144 2011$ | 2,333 2011$ | 1,190 2011$ | South Africa |
| 1720s | 1,148 2011$ | 2,471 2011$ | 1,323 2011$ | South Africa |
| 1730s | 1,149 2011$ | 2,109 2011$ | 959.7 2011$ | South Africa |
| 1740s | 1,152 2011$ | 2,354 2011$ | 1,203 2011$ | South Africa |
| 1750s | 1,078 2011$ | 2,415 2011$ | 1,337 2011$ | South Africa |
| 1760s | 1,280 2011$ | 2,136 2011$ | 856.3 2011$ | South Africa |
| 1770s | 1,249 2011$ | 2,156 2011$ | 907 2011$ | South Africa |
| 1780s | 1,130 2011$ | 1,700 2011$ | 569.6 2011$ | South Africa |
| 1790s | 1,243 2011$ | 1,539 2011$ | 295.75 2011$ | South Africa |
| 1800s | 1,027 2011$ | 1,409 2011$ | 382.14 2011$ | South Africa |
| 1810s | 924.7 2011$ | 1,295 2011$ | 370.7 2011$ | South Africa |
| 1820s | 695.2 2011$ | 1,325 2011$ | 629.8 2011$ | South Africa |
| 1830s | 673 2011$ | 1,243 2011$ | 570 2011$ | South Africa |
| 1840s | 870.33 2011$ | 1,067 2011$ | 197 2011$ | South Africa |
| 1850s | 1,207 2011$ | 1,278 2011$ | 70.6 2011$ | South Africa |
| 1860s | 1,307 2011$ | 1,137 2011$ | 170.5 2011$ | Peru |
| 1870s | 1,639 2011$ | 1,698 2011$ | 58.4 2011$ | South Africa |
| 1880s | 853.5 2011$ | 1,744 2011$ | 890.3 2011$ | South Africa |
| 1890s | 917.7 2011$ | 2,000 2011$ | 1,082 2011$ | South Africa |
| 1900s | 1,350 2011$ | 2,345 2011$ | 995.1 2011$ | South Africa |
| 1910s | 1,742 2011$ | 1,844 2011$ | 102 2011$ | South Africa |
| 1920s | 2,675 2011$ | 2,256 2011$ | 419 2011$ | Peru |
| 1930s | 2,781 2011$ | 2,668 2011$ | 113.1 2011$ | Peru |
| 1940s | 3,118 2011$ | 3,627 2011$ | 509.5 2011$ | South Africa |
| 1950s | 4,156 2011$ | 4,433 2011$ | 277.5 2011$ | South Africa |
| 1960s | 5,542 2011$ | 5,544 2011$ | 2.6 2011$ | South Africa |
| 1970s | 6,508 2011$ | 6,673 2011$ | 165.3 2011$ | South Africa |
| 1980s | 6,205 2011$ | 6,571 2011$ | 366.1 2011$ | South Africa |
| 1990s | 5,383 2011$ | 6,453 2011$ | 1,070 2011$ | South Africa |
| 2000s | 7,197 2011$ | 9,272 2011$ | 2,076 2011$ | South Africa |
| 2010s | 11,088 2011$ | 12,034 2011$ | 945.94 2011$ | South Africa |
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, Peru or South Africa?
- Peru, at 12,310 2011$ against 12,166 2011$ in South Africa as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Peru and South Africa?
- 144 2011$, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Africa?
- 277 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2018.
- How do Peru and South Africa rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Peru ranks 75th and South Africa ranks 76th 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]