Barbados vs Costa Rica: Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita
Barbados
20.8%
in 2016
Costa Rica
20.8%
in 2018
Barbados rank
28th
Costa Rica rank
26th
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita over time
- Barbados
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.8% against 20.8% in Barbados, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Barbados ranks 28th and Costa Rica ranks 26th of 122 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.6% | 17.5% | 6.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 16.1% | 2.6% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 24.9% | 4.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita, Barbados or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 20.8% against 20.8% in Barbados as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita between Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
- How do Barbados and Costa Rica rank globally for share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 28th and Costa Rica ranks 26th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student 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
GDP per capita data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.