Costa Rica vs Palau: GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) (GNI UNESCO Institute)
Costa Rica
15,620 current US$
in 2024
Palau
14,070 current US$
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
74th
Palau rank
77th
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) (GNI UNESCO Institute) over time
- Costa Rica
- Palau
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 15,620 current US$ against 14,070 current US$ in Palau, a difference of 1,550 current US$.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Palau ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 74th and Palau ranks 77th of 206 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,095 current US$ | 1,826 current US$ | 731.25 current US$ | Palau |
| 1980s | 1,400 current US$ | 4,153 current US$ | 2,753 current US$ | Palau |
| 1990s | 2,847 current US$ | 7,816 current US$ | 4,969 current US$ | Palau |
| 2000s | 4,801 current US$ | 8,669 current US$ | 3,868 current US$ | Palau |
| 2010s | 10,298 current US$ | 13,267 current US$ | 2,969 current US$ | Palau |
| 2020s | 12,950 current US$ | 14,348 current US$ | 1,398 current US$ | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni per capita, atlas method, Costa Rica or Palau?
- Costa Rica, at 15,620 current US$ against 14,070 current US$ in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gni per capita, atlas method between Costa Rica and Palau?
- 1,550 current US$, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Palau?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Palau rank globally for gni per capita, atlas method?
- Costa Rica ranks 74th and Palau ranks 77th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release