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

Myanmar
5,838 2011 US$
in 2018
Nigeria
5,238 2011 US$
in 2018
Myanmar rank
102nd
Nigeria rank
105th

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

  • Myanmar
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 5,838 2011 US$ against 5,238 2011 US$ in Nigeria, a difference of 600 2011 US$.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.

Myanmar ranks 102nd and Nigeria ranks 105th of 145 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Nigeria Difference Ahead
1950s 745.1 2011 US$ 1,306 2011 US$ 561 2011 US$ Nigeria
1960s 953.8 2011 US$ 1,342 2011 US$ 388 2011 US$ Nigeria
1970s 1,087 2011 US$ 2,035 2011 US$ 947.9 2011 US$ Nigeria
1980s 1,384 2011 US$ 1,706 2011 US$ 321.7 2011 US$ Nigeria
1990s 1,405 2011 US$ 1,878 2011 US$ 472.61 2011 US$ Nigeria
2000s 2,809 2011 US$ 3,225 2011 US$ 416.53 2011 US$ Nigeria
2010s 4,735 2011 US$ 5,294 2011 US$ 559.67 2011 US$ Nigeria

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, Myanmar or Nigeria?
Myanmar, at 5,838 2011 US$ against 5,238 2011 US$ in Nigeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale between Myanmar and Nigeria?
600 2011 US$, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Nigeria?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Myanmar and Nigeria rank globally for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
Myanmar ranks 102nd and Nigeria ranks 105th 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]