Costa Rica vs Lithuania: Prosperity gap
Costa Rica
1.71
in 2025
Lithuania
1.58
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
77th
Lithuania rank
80th
Prosperity gap over time
- Costa Rica
- Lithuania
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.71 against 1.58 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.13.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 77th and Lithuania ranks 80th 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 | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.14 | 5.95 | 1.19 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.36 | 2.65 | 0.708 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.47 | 1.99 | 0.4815 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.45 | 1.2 | 1.25 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Costa Rica or Lithuania?
- Costa Rica, at 1.71 against 1.58 in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Costa Rica and Lithuania?
- 0.13, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lithuania?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Lithuania rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Costa Rica ranks 77th and Lithuania ranks 80th 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.