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

Burundi
651.36 2011 US$
in 2018
Malawi
1,117 2011 US$
in 2018
Burundi rank
144th
Malawi rank
141st

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

  • Burundi
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1,117 2011 US$ against 651.36 2011 US$ in Burundi, a difference of 465.64 2011 US$.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.7 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 144th and Malawi ranks 141st of 145 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Malawi Difference Ahead
1950s 665.1 2011 US$ 572.1 2011 US$ 93 2011 US$ Burundi
1960s 701.3 2011 US$ 652.5 2011 US$ 48.8 2011 US$ Burundi
1970s 939.8 2011 US$ 906.4 2011 US$ 33.4 2011 US$ Burundi
1980s 1,037 2011 US$ 921.4 2011 US$ 115.6 2011 US$ Burundi
1990s 967.5 2011 US$ 908.26 2011 US$ 59.24 2011 US$ Burundi
2000s 713.44 2011 US$ 949.28 2011 US$ 235.83 2011 US$ Malawi
2010s 703.48 2011 US$ 1,109 2011 US$ 405.75 2011 US$ Malawi

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, Burundi or Malawi?
Malawi, at 1,117 2011 US$ against 651.36 2011 US$ in Burundi as of 2018.
What is the difference in history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale between Burundi and Malawi?
465.64 2011 US$, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Malawi?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Burundi and Malawi rank globally for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
Burundi ranks 144th and Malawi ranks 141st 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]