Romania vs Uruguay: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution

Romania
20,126 2011$
in 2018
Uruguay
20,186 2011$
in 2018
Romania rank
53rd
Uruguay rank
51st

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

  • Romania
  • Uruguay
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k180019092018

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 20,186 2011$ against 20,126 2011$ in Romania, a difference of 60 2011$.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 144 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Uruguay ahead.

Romania ranks 53rd and Uruguay ranks 51st of 145 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Uruguay Difference Ahead
1870s 413.3 2011$ 3,701 2011$ 3,288 2011$ Uruguay
1880s 530.3 2011$ 3,899 2011$ 3,369 2011$ Uruguay
1890s 597.1 2011$ 3,812 2011$ 3,215 2011$ Uruguay
1900s 623 2011$ 3,895 2011$ 3,272 2011$ Uruguay
1910s 745 2011$ 4,557 2011$ 3,812 2011$ Uruguay
1920s 601.3 2011$ 4,349 2011$ 3,748 2011$ Uruguay
1930s 671.7 2011$ 4,915 2011$ 4,244 2011$ Uruguay
1940s 696.55 2011$ 5,452 2011$ 4,756 2011$ Uruguay
1950s 1,208 2011$ 7,803 2011$ 6,595 2011$ Uruguay
1960s 2,246 2011$ 7,542 2011$ 5,296 2011$ Uruguay
1970s 4,440 2011$ 8,548 2011$ 4,108 2011$ Uruguay
1980s 6,014 2011$ 9,792 2011$ 3,778 2011$ Uruguay
1990s 5,789 2011$ 12,124 2011$ 6,335 2011$ Uruguay
2000s 11,429 2011$ 13,028 2011$ 1,599 2011$ Uruguay
2010s 18,178 2011$ 18,674 2011$ 495.72 2011$ Uruguay

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, Romania or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 20,186 2011$ against 20,126 2011$ in Romania as of 2018.
What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Romania and Uruguay?
60 2011$, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Uruguay?
144 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2018.
How do Romania and Uruguay rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
Romania ranks 53rd and Uruguay ranks 51st 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]