Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
47
in 2016
New Zealand
46
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
67th
New Zealand rank
68th
Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- New Zealand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 47 against 46 in New Zealand, a difference of 1.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 67th and New Zealand ranks 68th of 121 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.17 | 34.83 | 6.67 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 32.2 | 37.3 | 5.1 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 43.6 | 30.7 | 12.9 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 59.2 | 35.7 | 23.5 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 55.8 | 43.8 | 12 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 49.43 | 51.71 | 2.29 | New Zealand |
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 New Zealand?
- Costa Rica, at 47 against 46 in New Zealand as of 2016.
- What is the difference in economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 1, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2016.
- How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th and New Zealand ranks 68th 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.