Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Rank in the Economic Complexity Index
Rank in the Economic Complexity Index 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 rank in the economic complexity index, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 49 against 47 in Costa Rica as of 2016.
- What is the difference in rank in the economic complexity index 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 rank in the economic complexity index?
- 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 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.