Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
47
in 2016
El Salvador
49
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
67th
El Salvador rank
65th
Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 49 against 47 in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 67th and El Salvador ranks 65th of 121 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.17 | 29 | 0.8333 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 32.2 | 31.9 | 0.3 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 43.6 | 38.1 | 5.5 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 59.2 | 48.1 | 11.1 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 55.8 | 62.8 | 7 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 49.43 | 55.43 | 6 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 49 against 47 in Costa Rica as of 2016.
- What is the difference in economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 2, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2016.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th and El Salvador ranks 65th 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.