Augmented Human Development Index in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Augmented Human Development Index was 0.5879 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Augmented Human Development Index in Costa Rica, 1913–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, augmented human development index in Costa Rica stood at 0.5879. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, augmented human development index in Costa Rica peaked at 0.5879 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1329, in 1913.
Costa Rica ranks 41st of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Augmented Human Development Index in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 0.1329 | — |
| 1925 | 0.1541 | +16.0% |
| 1929 | 0.1603 | +4.0% |
| 1933 | 0.172 | +7.3% |
| 1938 | 0.1841 | +7.0% |
| 1950 | 0.2577 | +40.0% |
| 1955 | 0.2939 | +14.1% |
| 1960 | 0.3063 | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3276 | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 0.341 | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3791 | +11.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4112 | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4358 | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.47 | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4863 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5081 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5459 | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5677 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5834 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5879 | +0.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.5879 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6909, 85% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.5879 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4747, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Augmented Human Development Index in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +40.0% | 0.1841 | 0.2577 |
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 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is augmented human development index in Costa Rica?
- Augmented human development index in Costa Rica was 0.5879 in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest augmented human development index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5879 in 2020.
- What is the lowest augmented human development index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1329 in 1913.
- How does Costa Rica rank for augmented human development index?
- Costa Rica ranks 41st out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is augmented human development index 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 (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Augmented Human Development Index. 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.