Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Rank in the Economic Complexity Index

Costa Rica
47
in 2016
New Zealand
46
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
67th
New Zealand rank
68th

Rank in the Economic Complexity Index over time

  • Costa Rica
  • New Zealand
0204060196419902016

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 rank in the economic complexity index, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
Costa Rica, at 47 against 46 in New Zealand as of 2016.
What is the difference in rank in the economic complexity index 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 rank in the economic complexity index?
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 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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Indicator
Rank in the Economic Complexity Index
Source
Observatory of Economic Complexity and Atlas of Economic Complexity (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
121 places, 5,650 data points, 1964–2016
Last refreshed

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.