What is the difference in population, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Romania?

0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Romania?

38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Romania: Population, per unit of GDP

Costa Rica

0.0001 units per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Romania

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

134th

Romania rank

136th

Population, per unit of GDP over time

Costa Rica
Romania

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Romania, a difference of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 134th and Romania ranks 136th of 186 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
1990s	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	Romania
2000s	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	Romania
2010s	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Romania
2020s	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Romania?: Costa Rica, at 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in population, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Romania?: 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Romania?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Romania rank globally for population, per unit of gdp?: Costa Rica ranks 134th and Romania ranks 136th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 186 places, 10,446 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

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.