Colombia vs Costa Rica: Rank in the Economic Complexity Index
Rank in the Economic Complexity Index 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 rank in the economic complexity index, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 47 against 45 in Colombia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in rank in the economic complexity index 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 rank in the economic complexity index?
- 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 Rank in the Economic Complexity Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Economic Complexity Index (ECI) takes data on exports, and reduces a country’s economic system into two dimensions: (i) The number or ‘diversification’ of products in the export basket, and (ii) the quality, or ‘ubiquity’ of products in the export basket. This map ranks countries by ECI scores. The highest rank is 1 and corresponds to the country with the most complex economy in that year.