Costa Rica vs Israel: Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
20.8%
in 2018
Israel
21.5%
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
26th
Israel rank
23rd
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 21.5% against 20.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Israel ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 26th and Israel ranks 23rd of 122 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Israel in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 21.2% | 3.7% | Israel |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 20.7% | 4.3% | Israel |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 21.3% | 3.5% | 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, Costa Rica or Israel?
- Israel, at 21.5% against 20.8% in Costa Rica as of 2016.
- What is the difference in share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Israel?
- 0.7%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Israel?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
- How do Costa Rica and Israel rank globally for share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 26th and Israel ranks 23rd 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.