Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Gini coefficient
Costa Rica
0.4546
in 2025
Paraguay
0.4425
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
11th
Paraguay rank
14th
Gini coefficient over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.4546 against 0.4425 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0121.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 11th and Paraguay ranks 14th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4602 | 0.5211 | 0.0609 | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 0.4959 | 0.5293 | 0.0334 | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 0.4846 | 0.4852 | 0.0006 | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 0.4753 | 0.4388 | 0.0365 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Costa Rica, at 0.4546 against 0.4425 in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.0121, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for gini coefficient?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th and Paraguay ranks 14th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gini coefficient. 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.