Belarus vs Costa Rica: Prosperity gap
Belarus
1.65
in 2020
Costa Rica
1.71
in 2025
Belarus rank
78th
Costa Rica rank
77th
Prosperity gap over time
- Belarus
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.71 against 1.65 in Belarus, a difference of 0.06.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 78th and Costa Rica ranks 77th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.12 | 5.22 | 3.9 | Belarus |
| 2000s | 4.51 | 3.85 | 0.6542 | Belarus |
| 2010s | 1.96 | 2.47 | 0.5168 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.65 | 3.01 | 1.36 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Belarus or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.71 against 1.65 in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Belarus and Costa Rica?
- 0.06, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Costa Rica?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
- How do Belarus and Costa Rica rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Belarus ranks 78th and Costa Rica ranks 77th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Prosperity gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.