1. Diverging pathsDominican Republic and Angola

   Dominican Republic and Angola: similar GDP per person in 1990, 2.8 times apart in 2025

   Dominican RepublicAngola

   Output per person a year, in 2021 dollars adjusted for price differences: $7,300 in Dominican Republic and $8,400 in Angola in 1990; $24,500 and $8,800 in 2025. Dominican Republic grew 3.3-fold; Angola rose 5%.

   Source: World Bank (WDI, ITU and UNESCO data); UN WPP 2024Open on the chart →

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• Dominican Republic: the share of adults with obesity has overtaken the share going hungry
• Dominican Republic: 91% are online, but only 43% have toilet waste that is safely treated
• Angola: 5 downturns since 2016; the IMF expected none a year ahead
• Angola: in April 2009 the IMF expected the economy to shrink 3.6%. The outcome: +2.0%
• Angola: in 16 years out of 18 the IMF expected lower inflation than came
• Angola: in 15 years out of 17 the IMF expected faster growth than came

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