Costa Rica vs Hungary: Median income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
23.39 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2025
Hungary
22.14 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
40th
Hungary rank
41st
Median income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Hungary
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 23.39 international-$ in 2021 prices against 22.14 international-$ in 2021 prices in Hungary, a difference of 1.25 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 40th and Hungary ranks 41st of 118 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.93 international-$ in 2021 prices | 9.27 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.35 international-$ in 2021 prices | Hungary |
| 1990s | 9.06 international-$ in 2021 prices | 14.96 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.9 international-$ in 2021 prices | Hungary |
| 2000s | 13.65 international-$ in 2021 prices | 18.13 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.48 international-$ in 2021 prices | Hungary |
| 2010s | 17.31 international-$ in 2021 prices | 19.26 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.95 international-$ in 2021 prices | Hungary |
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, Costa Rica or Hungary?
- Costa Rica, at 23.39 international-$ in 2021 prices against 22.14 international-$ in 2021 prices in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in median income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Hungary?
- 1.25 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hungary?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2017.
- How do Costa Rica and Hungary rank globally for median income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 40th and Hungary ranks 41st 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.