Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric
Costa Rica
0.5879
in 2020
Uruguay
0.5827
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
41st
Uruguay rank
42nd
Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.5879 against 0.5827 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0052.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1913 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 41st and Uruguay ranks 42nd of 162 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.1329 | 0.2077 | 0.0748 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.1572 | 0.2552 | 0.098 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.178 | 0.2389 | 0.0608 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0.2758 | 0.3747 | 0.0989 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.3169 | 0.3924 | 0.0755 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.3601 | 0.2933 | 0.0667 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.4235 | 0.3273 | 0.0962 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.4782 | 0.4955 | 0.0174 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.527 | 0.5339 | 0.0069 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.5756 | 0.5675 | 0.0081 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.5879 | 0.5827 | 0.0052 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 0.5879 against 0.5827 in Uruguay as of 2020.
- What is the difference in augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.0052, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1913 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric?
- Costa Rica ranks 41st and Uruguay ranks 42nd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The AHDI seeks to give a historical perspective on human development, in four dimensions: healthy life, knowledge, a decent standard of living, and civil and political freedom.