Costa Rica vs Maldives: CPI Price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj.
Costa Rica
-1.7%
in 2026
Maldives
-1.4%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
152nd
Maldives rank
150th
CPI Price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. over time
- Costa Rica
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports -1.4% against -1.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 152nd and Maldives ranks 150th of 156 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.0% | 7.8% | 10.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 7.9% | 8.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 2.8% | 8.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 3.9% | 0.7% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.7% | -1.4% | 2.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cpi price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj., Costa Rica or Maldives?
- Maldives, at -1.4% against -1.7% in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in cpi price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. between Costa Rica and Maldives?
- 0.3%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Maldives?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Maldives rank globally for cpi price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj.?
- Costa Rica ranks 152nd and Maldives ranks 150th of 156 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as CPI Price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj.. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The consumer price index reflects the change in prices for the average consumer of a constant basket of consumer goods. Data is in nominal percentage terms, measured on a year-on-year basis, and seasonally adjusted.