Costa Rica vs Hong Kong, China: Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
0.5879
in 2020
Hong Kong, China
0.6184
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
41st
Hong Kong, China rank
38th
Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.6184 against 0.5879 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0305.
That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1913 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 41st and Hong Kong, China ranks 38th of 162 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 8 and Hong Kong, China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.1329 | 0.0946 | 0.0383 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0.1572 | 0.1508 | 0.0064 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0.178 | 0.1762 | 0.0019 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 0.2758 | 0.2362 | 0.0395 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.3169 | 0.2685 | 0.0484 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.3601 | 0.316 | 0.0441 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.4235 | 0.3826 | 0.0408 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.4782 | 0.4629 | 0.0153 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.527 | 0.536 | 0.009 | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 0.5756 | 0.612 | 0.0364 | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 0.5879 | 0.6184 | 0.0304 | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Hong Kong, China?
- Hong Kong, China, at 0.6184 against 0.5879 in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China?
- 0.0305, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1913 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China rank globally for augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 41st and Hong Kong, China ranks 38th 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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About this data
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.