Chile vs Costa Rica: Prosperity gap
Chile
1.59
in 2024
Costa Rica
1.71
in 2025
Chile rank
79th
Costa Rica rank
77th
Prosperity gap over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.71 against 1.59 in Chile, a difference of 0.12.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Chile ranks 79th and Costa Rica ranks 77th of 120 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.09 | 6.6 | 1.51 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.99 | 4.1 | 0.1072 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.18 | 2.49 | 0.3033 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.97 | 2.42 | 0.4557 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.71 against 1.59 in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 0.12, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Chile ranks 79th 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.
Individual pages
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.