Colombia vs Costa Rica: Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita
Colombia
45
in 2016
Costa Rica
47
in 2016
Colombia rank
69th
Costa Rica rank
67th
Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 47 against 45 in Colombia, a difference of 2.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 69th and Costa Rica ranks 67th of 121 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.67 | 28.17 | 19.5 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 48.4 | 32.2 | 16.2 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 48 | 43.6 | 4.4 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 57.6 | 59.2 | 1.6 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 49.4 | 55.8 | 6.4 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 54.86 | 49.43 | 5.43 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 47 against 45 in Colombia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 2, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2016.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita?
- Colombia ranks 69th and Costa Rica ranks 67th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Observatory of Economic Complexity and Atlas of Economic Complexity (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Economic complexity rank 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
Economic complexity corresponds to ranking in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI). Countries lower on the y-axis are considered more economically complex. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.