Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Median income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
23.39 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2025
Uruguay
26.84 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
40th
Uruguay rank
37th
Median income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 26.84 international-$ in 2021 prices against 23.39 international-$ in 2021 prices in Costa Rica, a difference of 3.45 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 40th and Uruguay ranks 37th of 118 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.21 international-$ in 2021 prices | 17.85 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.63 international-$ in 2021 prices | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 17.44 international-$ in 2021 prices | 25.66 international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.21 international-$ in 2021 prices | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 17.98 international-$ in 2021 prices | 25.54 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.56 international-$ in 2021 prices | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 26.84 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 Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 3.45 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for median income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 40th and Uruguay ranks 37th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Value of income or consumption per day below which 50% of the population live.