Argentina vs Costa Rica: Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita

Argentina
0.5809
in 2020
Costa Rica
0.5879
in 2020
Argentina rank
43rd
Costa Rica rank
41st

Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
0.10.20.30.40.50.6187019452020

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.5879 against 0.5809 in Argentina, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1913 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 43rd and Costa Rica ranks 41st of 162 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and Costa Rica in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1910s 0.1998 0.1329 0.0669 Argentina
1920s 0.2452 0.1572 0.088 Argentina
1930s 0.2326 0.178 0.0546 Argentina
1950s 0.2745 0.2758 0.0012 Costa Rica
1960s 0.3363 0.3169 0.0193 Argentina
1970s 0.3095 0.3601 0.0506 Costa Rica
1980s 0.3483 0.4235 0.0752 Costa Rica
1990s 0.4679 0.4782 0.0103 Costa Rica
2000s 0.5082 0.527 0.0188 Costa Rica
2010s 0.5376 0.5756 0.0379 Costa Rica
2020s 0.5809 0.5879 0.0071 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita, Argentina or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.5879 against 0.5809 in Argentina as of 2020.
What is the difference in augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita between Argentina and Costa Rica?
0.007, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
20 years are reported by both, from 1913 to 2020.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita?
Argentina ranks 43rd and Costa Rica ranks 41st of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita
Source
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

The AHDI seeks to give a historical perspective on human development, in four dimensions: healthy life, knowledge, a decent standard of living, and civil and political freedom.