Brazil vs Costa Rica: Gdp vs services employment

Brazil
64.2
in 2011
Costa Rica
68.2
in 2011
Brazil rank
19th
Costa Rica rank
16th

Gdp vs services employment over time

  • Brazil
  • Costa Rica
203040506070195019802011

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 68.2 against 64.2 in Brazil, a difference of 4.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Brazil ranks 19th and Costa Rica ranks 16th of 44 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1950s 22.28 29.94 7.66 Costa Rica
1960s 27.7 34.03 6.33 Costa Rica
1970s 37.09 41.52 4.43 Costa Rica
1980s 46.09 45 1.09 Brazil
1990s 54.42 51.01 3.41 Brazil
2000s 60.55 63.28 2.73 Costa Rica
2010s 63.8 67.8 4 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp vs services employment, Brazil or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 68.2 against 64.2 in Brazil as of 2011.
What is the difference in gdp vs services employment between Brazil and Costa Rica?
4, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
62 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2011.
How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for gdp vs services employment?
Brazil ranks 19th and Costa Rica ranks 16th of 44 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Gdp vs services employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gdp vs services employment
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
44 places, 2,481 data points, 1801–2015
Last refreshed