Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip

Costa Rica
0.4546
in 2025
Ecuador
0.4592
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
11th
Ecuador rank
9th

Gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Ecuador
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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 gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 0.4592 against 0.4546 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip 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 gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip?
Costa Rica ranks 11th and Ecuador ranks 9th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed