Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Population by income level, per capita
Costa Rica
1 units per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1 units per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Population by income level, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 units per person against 1 units per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 0 units per person | — |
| 1980s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 0 units per person | — |
| 1990s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 0 units per person | — |
| 2000s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 0 units per person | — |
| 2010s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 0 units per person | — |
| 2020s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 0 units per person | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by income level, per capita, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
- Costa Rica, at 1 units per person against 1 units per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population by income level, per capita between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population by income level, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population by income level, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by income level divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.