Brazil vs Costa Rica: Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$
Brazil
26.55 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2024
Costa Rica
34.1 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2025
Brazil rank
43rd
Costa Rica rank
40th
Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$ over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 34.1 international-$ in 2021 prices against 26.55 international-$ in 2021 prices in Brazil, a difference of 7.55 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 43rd and Costa Rica ranks 40th of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.07 international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.04 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.03 international-$ in 2021 prices | Brazil |
| 1990s | 13.01 international-$ in 2021 prices | 13.15 international-$ in 2021 prices | 0.1335 international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 16.94 international-$ in 2021 prices | 21.07 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.12 international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 23.16 international-$ in 2021 prices | 27.65 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.5 international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 24.4 international-$ in 2021 prices | 27.6 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.19 international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 34.1 international-$ in 2021 prices against 26.55 international-$ in 2021 prices in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$ between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 7.55 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$?
- Brazil ranks 43rd and Costa Rica ranks 40th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average income or consumption of the population per day.