Costa Rica vs South Africa: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.0629 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
South Africa
0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
21st
South Africa rank
18th
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0629 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 18th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0578 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0487 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0393 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0476 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0396 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.057 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0174 current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0447 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0492 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0661 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0559 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0615 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0629 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 18th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), 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 savings: education expenditure (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.