Chile vs Costa Rica: Median income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita
Chile
24.57 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2024
Costa Rica
23.39 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2025
Chile rank
38th
Costa Rica rank
40th
Median income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Chile currently reports 24.57 international-$ in 2021 prices against 23.39 international-$ in 2021 prices in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.18 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Chile ranks 38th and Costa Rica ranks 40th of 118 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.43 international-$ in 2021 prices | 9.07 international-$ in 2021 prices | 0.6475 international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 10.75 international-$ in 2021 prices | 12.79 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.04 international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 16.79 international-$ in 2021 prices | 17.37 international-$ in 2021 prices | 0.5754 international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 22.11 international-$ in 2021 prices | 17.84 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.27 international-$ in 2021 prices | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher median income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Chile, at 24.57 international-$ in 2021 prices against 23.39 international-$ in 2021 prices in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in median income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 1.18 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 median income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita?
- Chile ranks 38th and Costa Rica ranks 40th of 118 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Median income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of income or consumption per day below which 50% of the population live.