Botswana vs Costa Rica: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Botswana
15,842 2011$
in 2018
Costa Rica
14,686 2011$
in 2018
Botswana rank
64th
Costa Rica rank
66th
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Botswana
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 15,842 2011$ against 14,686 2011$ in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,156 2011$.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Botswana ranks 64th and Costa Rica ranks 66th of 145 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 524.3 2011$ | 3,673 2011$ | 3,148 2011$ | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 653.4 2011$ | 4,934 2011$ | 4,281 2011$ | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1,622 2011$ | 7,015 2011$ | 5,393 2011$ | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 3,281 2011$ | 7,183 2011$ | 3,902 2011$ | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 6,353 2011$ | 8,395 2011$ | 2,042 2011$ | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 9,905 2011$ | 10,463 2011$ | 557.89 2011$ | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 14,538 2011$ | 13,362 2011$ | 1,176 2011$ | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution, Botswana or Costa Rica?
- Botswana, at 15,842 2011$ against 14,686 2011$ in Costa Rica as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 1,156 2011$, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do Botswana and Costa Rica rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Botswana ranks 64th and Costa Rica ranks 66th of 145 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution: prosperity, inequality, and planetary limits’ in The CORE Team, The Economy 2.0 Microeconomics. Available at: https://tinyco.re/4329598 [Figure 1.19]