Costa Rica vs Libya: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Costa Rica
14,686 2011$
in 2018
Libya
15,013 2011$
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
66th
Libya rank
65th
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Costa Rica
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 15,013 2011$ against 14,686 2011$ in Costa Rica, a difference of 327 2011$.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 66th and Libya ranks 65th of 145 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Libya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3,673 2011$ | 813 2011$ | 2,860 2011$ | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 4,934 2011$ | 3,564 2011$ | 1,370 2011$ | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 7,015 2011$ | 7,328 2011$ | 312.5 2011$ | Libya |
| 1980s | 7,183 2011$ | 5,956 2011$ | 1,227 2011$ | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 8,395 2011$ | 7,032 2011$ | 1,362 2011$ | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 10,463 2011$ | 16,545 2011$ | 6,082 2011$ | Libya |
| 2010s | 13,362 2011$ | 15,501 2011$ | 2,139 2011$ | Libya |
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 Libya?
- Libya, at 15,013 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 Libya?
- 327 2011$, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Libya?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Libya rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Costa Rica ranks 66th and Libya ranks 65th 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]