Costa Rica vs Guatemala: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
0.4546
in 2025
Guatemala
0.4521
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
11th
Guatemala rank
12th
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Guatemala
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.4546 against 0.4521 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0025.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Guatemala ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 11th and Guatemala ranks 12th of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Guatemala in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3994 | 0.5647 | 0.1653 | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 0.4564 | 0.494 | 0.0376 | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 0.4834 | 0.5436 | 0.0601 | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 0.4863 | 0.4833 | 0.0031 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.4673 | 0.4521 | 0.0152 | 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 Guatemala?
- Costa Rica, at 0.4546 against 0.4521 in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in income inequality vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Guatemala?
- 0.0025, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guatemala?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Guatemala rank globally for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th and Guatemala ranks 12th 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.