Costa Rica vs Iraq: GDP (current LCU), per capita

Costa Rica
9.57 million current LCU per person
in 2024
Iraq
7.90 million current LCU per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
17th
Iraq rank
20th

GDP (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 9.57 million current LCU per person against 7.90 million current LCU per person in Iraq, a difference of 1.68 million current LCU per person.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 17th and Iraq ranks 20th of 211 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Iraq Difference Ahead
1970s 8,095 current LCU per person 349.29 current LCU per person 7,746 current LCU per person Costa Rica
1980s 70,595 current LCU per person 991.23 current LCU per person 69,604 current LCU per person Costa Rica
1990s 571,128 current LCU per person 362,183 current LCU per person 208,945 current LCU per person Costa Rica
2000s 2.32 million current LCU per person 2.79 million current LCU per person 470,119 current LCU per person Iraq
2010s 6.01 million current LCU per person 6.39 million current LCU per person 381,936 current LCU per person Iraq
2020s 8.57 million current LCU per person 7.48 million current LCU per person 1.09 million current LCU per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per capita, Costa Rica or Iraq?
Costa Rica, at 9.57 million current LCU per person against 7.90 million current LCU per person in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per capita between Costa Rica and Iraq?
1.68 million current LCU per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Iraq ranks 20th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,385 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.