What is the difference in urban population, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?

0 units per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Urban population, per unit of GDP

Costa Rica

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sri Lanka

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

131st

Sri Lanka rank

128th

Urban population, per unit of GDP over time

Costa Rica
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 131st and Sri Lanka ranks 128th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	0.0014 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	Sri Lanka
1970s	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	Sri Lanka
1980s	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	Sri Lanka
1990s	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	Sri Lanka
2000s	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Sri Lanka
2010s	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2020s	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?: 0 units per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for urban population, per unit of gdp?: Costa Rica ranks 131st and Sri Lanka ranks 128th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 262 places, 14,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.