Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.678 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in Costa Rica, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.678. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.678 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.626, in 2010.
That places Costa Rica 65th out of 166 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6453 | 0.626 | 0.666 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6695 | 0.663 | 0.678 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Costa Rica
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 10 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.33 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,807 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -14.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 24.93 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 24.93 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.217 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in Costa Rica?
- Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in Costa Rica was 0.678 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.678 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.626 in 2010.
- How does Costa Rica rank for inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 65th out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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