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
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.