Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Costa Rica
14,686 2011$
in 2018
Dominican Republic
15,912 2011$
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
66th
Dominican Republic rank
63rd
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 15,912 2011$ against 14,686 2011$ in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,226 2011$.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 66th and Dominican Republic ranks 63rd of 145 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3,673 2011$ | 1,902 2011$ | 1,771 2011$ | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 4,934 2011$ | 2,181 2011$ | 2,753 2011$ | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 7,015 2011$ | 3,227 2011$ | 3,788 2011$ | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 7,183 2011$ | 3,844 2011$ | 3,339 2011$ | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 8,395 2011$ | 4,928 2011$ | 3,467 2011$ | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 10,463 2011$ | 8,347 2011$ | 2,116 2011$ | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 13,362 2011$ | 13,250 2011$ | 111.77 2011$ | Costa Rica |
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, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 15,912 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 Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 1,226 2011$, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Costa Rica ranks 66th and Dominican Republic ranks 63rd 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]