Brazil vs Costa Rica: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Brazil
14,034 2011$
in 2018
Costa Rica
14,686 2011$
in 2018
Brazil rank
69th
Costa Rica rank
66th
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 14,686 2011$ against 14,034 2011$ in Brazil, a difference of 652 2011$.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 99 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brazil ranks 69th and Costa Rica ranks 66th of 145 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Costa Rica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1,337 2011$ | 2,626 2011$ | 1,289 2011$ | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 1,477 2011$ | 2,613 2011$ | 1,136 2011$ | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 1,841 2011$ | 2,891 2011$ | 1,051 2011$ | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 2,619 2011$ | 3,673 2011$ | 1,054 2011$ | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 3,748 2011$ | 4,934 2011$ | 1,187 2011$ | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 6,371 2011$ | 7,015 2011$ | 644 2011$ | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 7,929 2011$ | 7,183 2011$ | 746.1 2011$ | Brazil |
| 1990s | 8,667 2011$ | 8,395 2011$ | 272.57 2011$ | Brazil |
| 2000s | 11,325 2011$ | 10,463 2011$ | 862.66 2011$ | Brazil |
| 2010s | 14,698 2011$ | 13,362 2011$ | 1,336 2011$ | Brazil |
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, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 14,686 2011$ against 14,034 2011$ in Brazil as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 652 2011$, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 99 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2018.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Brazil ranks 69th 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]