Austria vs Costa Rica: Equal Resource Distribution Index
Austria
0.885
in 2025
Costa Rica
0.887
in 2025
Austria rank
32nd
Costa Rica rank
31st
Equal Resource Distribution Index over time
- Austria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.887 against 0.885 in Austria, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 32nd and Costa Rica ranks 31st of 175 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.608 | 0.271 | 0.337 | Austria |
| 1920s | 0.6361 | 0.279 | 0.3571 | Austria |
| 1930s | 0.6104 | 0.279 | 0.3314 | Austria |
| 1940s | 0.8706 | 0.5864 | 0.2842 | Austria |
| 1950s | 0.8982 | 0.789 | 0.1092 | Austria |
| 1960s | 0.9261 | 0.8264 | 0.0997 | Austria |
| 1970s | 0.9427 | 0.9011 | 0.0416 | Austria |
| 1980s | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.9344 | 0.9215 | 0.0129 | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.9395 | 0.917 | 0.0225 | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.9381 | 0.9208 | 0.0173 | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.8938 | 0.8888 | 0.005 | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Austria or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.887 against 0.885 in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Austria and Costa Rica?
- 0.002, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Costa Rica?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Costa Rica rank globally for equal resource distribution index?
- Austria ranks 32nd and Costa Rica ranks 31st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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.