Australia vs Costa Rica: Equal Resource Distribution Index
Australia
0.871
in 2025
Costa Rica
0.887
in 2025
Australia rank
34th
Costa Rica rank
31st
Equal Resource Distribution Index over time
- Australia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.887 against 0.871 in Australia, a difference of 0.016.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 34th and Costa Rica ranks 31st of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 10 and Costa Rica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.708 | 0.2768 | 0.4312 | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.7145 | 0.2752 | 0.4393 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.721 | 0.279 | 0.442 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.724 | 0.279 | 0.445 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.734 | 0.4795 | 0.2545 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.832 | 0.789 | 0.043 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.849 | 0.8264 | 0.0226 | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.8809 | 0.9011 | 0.0202 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.9408 | 0.93 | 0.0108 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.948 | 0.9215 | 0.0265 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.9486 | 0.917 | 0.0316 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.9014 | 0.9208 | 0.0194 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.8687 | 0.8888 | 0.0202 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Australia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.887 against 0.871 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Australia and Costa Rica?
- 0.016, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for equal resource distribution index?
- Australia ranks 34th and Costa Rica ranks 31st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which all social groups benefit from public spending and have equal access to education, healthcare, and the welfare state.