Algeria vs Costa Rica: Productivity vs. GDP per capita
Algeria
25.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Costa Rica
27.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Algeria rank
67th
Costa Rica rank
64th
Productivity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Algeria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 27.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 25.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Algeria, a difference of 1.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 67th and Costa Rica ranks 64th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 14.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 11.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Algeria |
| 2010s | 25.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 20.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Algeria |
| 2020s | 25.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 27.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity vs. gdp per capita, Algeria or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 27.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 25.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Algeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity vs. gdp per capita between Algeria and Costa Rica?
- 1.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Costa Rica?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Costa Rica rank globally for productivity vs. gdp per capita?
- Algeria ranks 67th and Costa Rica ranks 64th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Productivity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.