Brazil vs Costa Rica: Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient
Brazil
13,952
in 2017
Costa Rica
14,471
in 2017
Brazil rank
68th
Costa Rica rank
66th
Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 14,471 against 13,952 in Brazil, a difference of 519.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brazil ranks 68th and Costa Rica ranks 66th of 160 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Costa Rica in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 867 | 906.37 | 39.37 | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | 867 | 1,065 | 197.96 | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 1,084 | 1,304 | 220.3 | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 1,084 | 1,512 | 427.98 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 990 | 1,880 | 889.57 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 1,465 | 2,522 | 1,057 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 2,236 | 3,129 | 893 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 3,398 | 4,328 | 930 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 4,635 | 5,984 | 1,349 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 8,249 | 7,828 | 421 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 7,842 | 7,567 | 275 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 10,570 | 9,814 | 756 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 14,084 | 13,252 | 832.5 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 14,471 against 13,952 in Brazil as of 2017.
- What is the difference in use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 519, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2017.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data?
- Brazil ranks 68th and Costa Rica ranks 66th of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
In order to produce global estimates of historical poverty trends we have interpolated or extrapolated inequality data for missing observations. Green indicates observations of the Gini coefficient available in the original source.