Afghanistan vs Ethiopia: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale

Afghanistan
1,935 2011 US$
in 2018
Ethiopia
1,838 2011 US$
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
126th
Ethiopia rank
129th

History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1,935 2011 US$ against 1,838 2011 US$ in Ethiopia, a difference of 97 2011 US$.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 126th and Ethiopia ranks 129th of 145 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Ethiopia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1950s 1,238 2011 US$ 657.5 2011 US$ 580.7 2011 US$ Afghanistan
1960s 1,293 2011 US$ 830.3 2011 US$ 463 2011 US$ Afghanistan
1970s 1,086 2011 US$ 978.2 2011 US$ 107.8 2011 US$ Afghanistan
1980s 1,208 2011 US$ 968.2 2011 US$ 239.4 2011 US$ Afghanistan
1990s 656.23 2011 US$ 775.56 2011 US$ 119.33 2011 US$ Ethiopia
2000s 965.92 2011 US$ 856.53 2011 US$ 109.38 2011 US$ Afghanistan
2010s 1,913 2011 US$ 1,466 2011 US$ 446.87 2011 US$ Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale, Afghanistan or Ethiopia?
Afghanistan, at 1,935 2011 US$ against 1,838 2011 US$ in Ethiopia as of 2018.
What is the difference in history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale between Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
97 2011 US$, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Ethiopia rank globally for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
Afghanistan ranks 126th and Ethiopia ranks 129th of 145 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale
Unit
2011 US$
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’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]