Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
0.4546
in 2025
Ecuador
0.4592
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
11th
Ecuador rank
9th
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.4592 against 0.4546 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0046.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Ecuador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 11th and Ecuador ranks 9th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Ecuador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4717 | 0.5595 | 0.0879 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.488 | 0.5258 | 0.0378 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.4846 | 0.4594 | 0.0252 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.4718 | 0.4571 | 0.0147 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 0.4592 against 0.4546 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in income inequality vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.0046, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th and Ecuador ranks 9th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Income inequality 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
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.