Costa Rica vs Hungary: Prosperity gap
Costa Rica
1.71
in 2025
Hungary
1.87
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
77th
Hungary rank
76th
Prosperity gap over time
- Costa Rica
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 1.87 against 1.71 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.16.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 77th and Hungary ranks 76th of 120 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.21 | 3.21 | 5 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 6.75 | 2.52 | 4.23 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.36 | 1.89 | 1.47 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.5 | 1.99 | 0.5082 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Costa Rica or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 1.87 against 1.71 in Costa Rica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Costa Rica and Hungary?
- 0.16, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hungary?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2017.
- How do Costa Rica and Hungary rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Costa Rica ranks 77th and Hungary ranks 76th 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.