Costa Rica vs Portugal: GDP per unit of energy use
GDP per unit of energy use over time
- Costa Rica
- Portugal
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 30.8 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 28.93 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Portugal, a difference of 1.87 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 11th and Portugal ranks 13th of 171 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.81 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 7.37 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 2.44 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 11.31 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 9.46 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 1.85 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 17.42 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 14.34 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 3.08 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 26.72 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 23.45 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 3.26 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per unit of energy use, Costa Rica or Portugal?
- Costa Rica, at 30.8 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 28.93 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gdp per unit of energy use between Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 1.87 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for gdp per unit of energy use?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th and Portugal ranks 13th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
GDP per unit of energy use is the PPP GDP per kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to current international dollars using purchasing power parity rates based on the 2017 ICP round. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.