Costa Rica vs Macao: Research spending gdp

Costa Rica
0.3374
in 2023
Macao
0.311
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
72nd
Macao rank
74th

Research spending gdp over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Macao
00.20.40.6199620102024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.3374 against 0.311 in Macao, a difference of 0.0264.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Macao ranks 74th of 116 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Macao in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Macao Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4036 0.0685 0.3351 Costa Rica
2010s 0.4739 0.114 0.36 Costa Rica
2020s 0.3198 0.3813 0.0615 Macao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher research spending gdp, Costa Rica or Macao?
Costa Rica, at 0.3374 against 0.311 in Macao as of 2023.
What is the difference in research spending gdp between Costa Rica and Macao?
0.0264, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Macao?
19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Macao rank globally for research spending gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Macao ranks 74th of 116 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Research spending gdp. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Research spending gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
116 places, 2,375 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed