Costa Rica vs Romania: Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$
Costa Rica
34.1 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2025
Romania
32.66 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
40th
Romania rank
41st
Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$ over time
- Costa Rica
- Romania
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 34.1 international-$ in 2021 prices against 32.66 international-$ in 2021 prices in Romania, a difference of 1.44 international-$ in 2021 prices.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Romania ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 40th and Romania ranks 41st of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.86 international-$ in 2021 prices | 19.01 international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.15 international-$ in 2021 prices | Romania |
| 1990s | 13.12 international-$ in 2021 prices | 9.44 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.67 international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 22.64 international-$ in 2021 prices | 12.48 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10.17 international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 27.43 international-$ in 2021 prices | 15.92 international-$ in 2021 prices | 11.51 international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 26.81 international-$ in 2021 prices | 29.99 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.17 international-$ in 2021 prices | Romania |
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-$, Costa Rica or Romania?
- Costa Rica, at 34.1 international-$ in 2021 prices against 32.66 international-$ in 2021 prices in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$ between Costa Rica and Romania?
- 1.44 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Romania?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Romania rank globally for mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$?
- Costa Rica ranks 40th and Romania ranks 41st of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$. 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.