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

Guatemala
7,402 2011 US$
in 2018
Jamaica
7,273 2011 US$
in 2018
Guatemala rank
99th
Jamaica rank
100th

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

  • Guatemala
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 7,402 2011 US$ against 7,273 2011 US$ in Jamaica, a difference of 129 2011 US$.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1925 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 99th and Jamaica ranks 100th of 145 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 5 and Jamaica in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Jamaica Difference Ahead
1920s 2,534 2011 US$ 1,097 2011 US$ 1,438 2011 US$ Guatemala
1930s 2,855 2011 US$ 1,352 2011 US$ 1,504 2011 US$ Guatemala
1940s 3,432 2011 US$ 2,104 2011 US$ 1,328 2011 US$ Guatemala
1950s 3,318 2011 US$ 3,103 2011 US$ 214.7 2011 US$ Guatemala
1960s 3,908 2011 US$ 4,763 2011 US$ 855.4 2011 US$ Jamaica
1970s 5,481 2011 US$ 5,927 2011 US$ 446 2011 US$ Jamaica
1980s 5,535 2011 US$ 5,131 2011 US$ 404.6 2011 US$ Guatemala
1990s 5,460 2011 US$ 6,412 2011 US$ 951.96 2011 US$ Jamaica
2000s 6,187 2011 US$ 6,995 2011 US$ 807.93 2011 US$ Jamaica
2010s 6,974 2011 US$ 7,084 2011 US$ 109.81 2011 US$ Jamaica

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, Guatemala or Jamaica?
Guatemala, at 7,402 2011 US$ against 7,273 2011 US$ in Jamaica as of 2018.
What is the difference in history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale between Guatemala and Jamaica?
129 2011 US$, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Jamaica?
77 years are reported by both, from 1925 to 2018.
How do Guatemala and Jamaica rank globally for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
Guatemala ranks 99th and Jamaica ranks 100th 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]