Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
1.69 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1.73 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
140th
Papua New Guinea rank
138th
GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.73 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 1.69 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.04 current international $ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 140th and Papua New Guinea ranks 138th of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.15 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 2.42 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.2647 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 2.01 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 2.92 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.9103 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.56 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.43 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.1351 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.77 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.59 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.184 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.73 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 1.69 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.04 current international $ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 140th and Papua New Guinea ranks 138th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP, PPP (current international $) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.