Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0 1000 No per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0 1000 No per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
112th
Papua New Guinea rank
113th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP against 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 112th and Papua New Guinea ranks 113th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
- Costa Rica, at 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP against 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP, 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 - est. & proj. — urban population, per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 112th and Papua New Guinea ranks 113th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.