Costa Rica vs Panama: Median income or consumption per day (2011 prices)

Costa Rica
15.64 international-$ in 2011 prices
in 2023
Panama
15.78 international-$ in 2011 prices
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
45th
Panama rank
43rd

Median income or consumption per day (2011 prices) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 15.78 international-$ in 2011 prices against 15.64 international-$ in 2011 prices in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.14 international-$ in 2011 prices.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 45th and Panama ranks 43rd of 119 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Panama Difference Ahead
1980s 6.55 international-$ in 2011 prices 5.45 international-$ in 2011 prices 1.11 international-$ in 2011 prices Costa Rica
1990s 7.82 international-$ in 2011 prices 7.16 international-$ in 2011 prices 0.6559 international-$ in 2011 prices Costa Rica
2000s 10.72 international-$ in 2011 prices 8.73 international-$ in 2011 prices 1.99 international-$ in 2011 prices Costa Rica
2010s 14.42 international-$ in 2011 prices 14.66 international-$ in 2011 prices 0.2349 international-$ in 2011 prices Panama
2020s 15.03 international-$ in 2011 prices 15.57 international-$ in 2011 prices 0.5343 international-$ in 2011 prices Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median income or consumption per day (2011 prices), Costa Rica or Panama?
Panama, at 15.78 international-$ in 2011 prices against 15.64 international-$ in 2011 prices in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in median income or consumption per day (2011 prices) between Costa Rica and Panama?
0.14 international-$ in 2011 prices, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
28 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for median income or consumption per day (2011 prices)?
Costa Rica ranks 45th and Panama ranks 43rd of 119 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Median income or consumption per day (2011 prices). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Median income or consumption per day (2011 prices)
Unit
international-$ in 2011 prices
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
119 places, 2,016 data points, 1963–2023
Last refreshed

The median is the value of income or consumption below which 50% of the population live.