Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data

Costa Rica
14,471
in 2017
Dominican Republic
15,019
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
66th
Dominican Republic rank
65th

Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Dominican Republic
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 15,019 against 14,471 in Costa Rica, a difference of 548.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 66th and Dominican Republic ranks 65th of 160 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
1820s 906.37 451.07 455.3 Costa Rica
1850s 1,065 529.99 534.97 Costa Rica
1870s 1,304 649.1 655.2 Costa Rica
1890s 1,512 752.46 759.52 Costa Rica
1910s 1,880 935.4 944.17 Costa Rica
1920s 2,522 1,255 1,267 Costa Rica
1950s 3,129 1,637 1,492 Costa Rica
1960s 4,328 2,075 2,253 Costa Rica
1970s 5,984 2,488 3,496 Costa Rica
1980s 7,828 3,781 4,047 Costa Rica
1990s 7,567 3,939 3,628 Costa Rica
2000s 9,814 7,472 2,342 Costa Rica
2010s 13,252 13,148 104 Costa Rica

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, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
Dominican Republic, at 15,019 against 14,471 in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
548, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
15 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2017.
How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data?
Costa Rica ranks 66th and Dominican Republic ranks 65th 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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Indicator
Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data
Source
Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
160 places, 2,400 data points, 1820–2017
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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.