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

Bahamas
0.6175
in 2020
Costa Rica
0.5879
in 2020
Bahamas rank
39th
Costa Rica rank
41st

Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Bahamas
  • Costa Rica
0.10.20.30.40.50.6191319662020

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 0.6175 against 0.5879 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0296.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 39th and Costa Rica ranks 41st of 162 countries.

Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1950s 0.3289 0.2758 0.0532 Bahamas
1960s 0.3796 0.3169 0.0626 Bahamas
1970s 0.4093 0.3601 0.0492 Bahamas
1980s 0.4419 0.4235 0.0185 Bahamas
1990s 0.4922 0.4782 0.014 Bahamas
2000s 0.5619 0.527 0.0349 Bahamas
2010s 0.5842 0.5756 0.0086 Bahamas
2020s 0.6175 0.5879 0.0295 Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita, Bahamas or Costa Rica?
Bahamas, at 0.6175 against 0.5879 in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita between Bahamas and Costa Rica?
0.0296, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Costa Rica?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Bahamas and Costa Rica rank globally for augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita?
Bahamas ranks 39th 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.