El Salvador vs Uruguay: Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita

El Salvador
49
in 2016
Uruguay
50
in 2016
El Salvador rank
65th
Uruguay rank
63rd

Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita over time

  • El Salvador
  • Uruguay
020406080196419902016

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 50 against 49 in El Salvador, a difference of 1.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Uruguay ahead.

El Salvador ranks 65th and Uruguay ranks 63rd of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 29 33.33 4.33 Uruguay
1970s 31.9 35.6 3.7 Uruguay
1980s 38.1 34 4.1 El Salvador
1990s 48.1 43.3 4.8 El Salvador
2000s 62.8 53.9 8.9 El Salvador
2010s 55.43 55.86 0.4286 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita, El Salvador or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 50 against 49 in El Salvador as of 2016.
What is the difference in economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita between El Salvador and Uruguay?
1, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
53 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2016.
How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita?
El Salvador ranks 65th and Uruguay ranks 63rd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Observatory of Economic Complexity and Atlas of Economic Complexity (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita
Source
Observatory of Economic Complexity and Atlas of Economic Complexity (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
121 places, 5,650 data points, 1964–2016
Last refreshed

Economic complexity corresponds to ranking in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI). Countries lower on the y-axis are considered more economically complex. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.