Costa Rica vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.8619 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
42nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
39th
Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8619 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.1409 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 184 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.883 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6795 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.8478 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7523 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0954 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.9224 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.666 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2564 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.9031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7573 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1458 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.9033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7848 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1185 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.871 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7324 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1387 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8619 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.1409 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Adjusted net national income (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.