Costa Rica vs Iceland: GNI per capita
Costa Rica
8.88 million current LCU
in 2024
Iceland
11.38 million current LCU
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
17th
Iceland rank
15th
GNI per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 11.38 million current LCU against 8.88 million current LCU in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.51 million current LCU.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Iceland ranks 15th of 207 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,855 current LCU | 13,652 current LCU | 5,797 current LCU | Iceland |
| 1980s | 64,997 current LCU | 521,448 current LCU | 456,451 current LCU | Iceland |
| 1990s | 559,877 current LCU | 1.75 million current LCU | 1.19 million current LCU | Iceland |
| 2000s | 2.24 million current LCU | 3.41 million current LCU | 1.17 million current LCU | Iceland |
| 2010s | 5.74 million current LCU | 6.61 million current LCU | 869,790 current LCU | Iceland |
| 2020s | 7.99 million current LCU | 9.95 million current LCU | 1.97 million current LCU | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni per capita, Costa Rica or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 11.38 million current LCU against 8.88 million current LCU in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gni per capita between Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 2.51 million current LCU, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Iceland rank globally for gni per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th and Iceland ranks 15th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GNI per capita (current LCU). 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