Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita

Costa Rica
814.9 current US$ per person
in 2021
Uruguay
740.9 current US$ per person
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
53rd
Uruguay rank
56th

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 814.9 current US$ per person against 740.9 current US$ per person in Uruguay, a difference of 74 current US$ per person.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 53rd and Uruguay ranks 56th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 59.36 current US$ per person 37.71 current US$ per person 21.66 current US$ per person Costa Rica
1980s 57.5 current US$ per person 60.35 current US$ per person 2.86 current US$ per person Uruguay
1990s 120.46 current US$ per person 138.44 current US$ per person 17.98 current US$ per person Uruguay
2000s 230.16 current US$ per person 170.81 current US$ per person 59.35 current US$ per person Costa Rica
2010s 735.57 current US$ per person 708.49 current US$ per person 27.08 current US$ per person Costa Rica
2020s 806.93 current US$ per person 715.43 current US$ per person 91.5 current US$ per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
Costa Rica, at 814.9 current US$ per person against 740.9 current US$ per person in Uruguay as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
74 current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 53rd and Uruguay ranks 56th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,370 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.