Costa Rica vs Iceland: GDP (current LCU), per capita
Costa Rica
10.05 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Iceland
12.63 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
17th
Iceland rank
15th
GDP (current LCU), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 12.63 million current LCU per person against 10.05 million current LCU per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.57 million current LCU per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Iceland ranks 15th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,510 current LCU per person | 1,126 current LCU per person | 1,384 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 8,095 current LCU per person | 14,405 current LCU per person | 6,309 current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 70,595 current LCU per person | 559,514 current LCU per person | 488,919 current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 571,128 current LCU per person | 1.85 million current LCU per person | 1.28 million current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 2.32 million current LCU per person | 3.72 million current LCU per person | 1.40 million current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 6.01 million current LCU per person | 6.85 million current LCU per person | 834,993 current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 8.91 million current LCU per person | 10.54 million current LCU per person | 1.63 million current LCU per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per capita, Costa Rica or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 12.63 million current LCU per person against 10.05 million current LCU per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per capita between Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 2.57 million current LCU per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Iceland rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th and Iceland ranks 15th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.