Colombia vs Iraq: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale
Colombia
13,545 2011 US$
in 2018
Iraq
12,836 2011 US$
in 2018
Colombia rank
70th
Iraq rank
73rd
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale over time
- Colombia
- Iraq
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 13,545 2011 US$ against 12,836 2011 US$ in Iraq, a difference of 709 2011 US$.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Iraq ahead.
Colombia ranks 70th and Iraq ranks 73rd of 145 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 7 and Iraq in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 850 2011 US$ | 877 2011 US$ | 27 2011 US$ | Iraq |
| 1870s | 1,078 2011 US$ | 956 2011 US$ | 122 2011 US$ | Colombia |
| 1910s | 1,347 2011 US$ | 1,275 2011 US$ | 72 2011 US$ | Colombia |
| 1950s | 3,694 2011 US$ | 3,341 2011 US$ | 352.4 2011 US$ | Colombia |
| 1960s | 4,300 2011 US$ | 5,054 2011 US$ | 754.4 2011 US$ | Iraq |
| 1970s | 5,755 2011 US$ | 7,128 2011 US$ | 1,373 2011 US$ | Iraq |
| 1980s | 6,981 2011 US$ | 6,635 2011 US$ | 346.6 2011 US$ | Colombia |
| 1990s | 8,363 2011 US$ | 2,435 2011 US$ | 5,928 2011 US$ | Colombia |
| 2000s | 9,563 2011 US$ | 6,128 2011 US$ | 3,435 2011 US$ | Colombia |
| 2010s | 12,677 2011 US$ | 12,594 2011 US$ | 82.81 2011 US$ | Colombia |
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, Colombia or Iraq?
- Colombia, at 13,545 2011 US$ against 12,836 2011 US$ in Iraq as of 2018.
- What is the difference in history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale between Colombia and Iraq?
- 709 2011 US$, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Iraq?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
- How do Colombia and Iraq rank globally for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
- Colombia ranks 70th and Iraq ranks 73rd 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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About this data
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]