Chile vs Costa Rica: Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$
Chile
35.36 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2024
Costa Rica
34.1 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2025
Chile rank
37th
Costa Rica rank
40th
Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$ over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Chile currently reports 35.36 international-$ in 2021 prices against 34.1 international-$ in 2021 prices in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.26 international-$ in 2021 prices.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 37th and Costa Rica ranks 40th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.85 international-$ in 2021 prices | 12.93 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.93 international-$ in 2021 prices | Chile |
| 2000s | 17.35 international-$ in 2021 prices | 20.02 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.66 international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 25.77 international-$ in 2021 prices | 27.54 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.77 international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 32.47 international-$ in 2021 prices | 27.27 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.2 international-$ in 2021 prices | Chile |
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-$, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Chile, at 35.36 international-$ in 2021 prices against 34.1 international-$ in 2021 prices in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$ between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 1.26 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$?
- Chile ranks 37th and Costa Rica ranks 40th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$. 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.