Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric was 0.5879 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in Costa Rica, 1913–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Costa Rica is 0.5879, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Costa Rica peaked at 0.5879 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1329, in 1913.
That places Costa Rica 41st out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.1329 | 0.1329 | 0.1329 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.1572 | 0.1541 | 0.1603 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.178 | 0.172 | 0.1841 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.2758 | 0.2577 | 0.2939 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.3169 | 0.3063 | 0.3276 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.3601 | 0.341 | 0.3791 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.4235 | 0.4112 | 0.4358 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.4782 | 0.47 | 0.4863 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.527 | 0.5081 | 0.5459 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5756 | 0.5677 | 0.5834 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.5879 | 0.5879 | 0.5879 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Costa Rica?
- Augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Costa Rica was 0.5879 in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5879 in 2020.
- What is the lowest augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1329 in 1913.
- How does Costa Rica rank for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric?
- Costa Rica ranks 41st out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The AHDI seeks to give a historical perspective on human development, in four dimensions: healthy life, knowledge, a decent standard of living, and civil and political freedom.