Costa Rica vs Panama: Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$
Costa Rica
34.1 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2025
Panama
28.7 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
40th
Panama rank
42nd
Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$ over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 34.1 international-$ in 2021 prices against 28.7 international-$ in 2021 prices in Panama, a difference of 5.4 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 40th and Panama ranks 42nd of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.86 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10.78 international-$ in 2021 prices | 0.0802 international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 13.55 international-$ in 2021 prices | 14.26 international-$ in 2021 prices | 0.7115 international-$ in 2021 prices | Panama |
| 2000s | 20.44 international-$ in 2021 prices | 16.82 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.62 international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 27.43 international-$ in 2021 prices | 25.85 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.58 international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 28.97 international-$ in 2021 prices | 28 international-$ in 2021 prices | 0.9662 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-$, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 34.1 international-$ in 2021 prices against 28.7 international-$ in 2021 prices in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$ between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 5.4 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$?
- Costa Rica ranks 40th and Panama ranks 42nd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$. 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.