Costa Rica vs Iceland: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita
Costa Rica
712,258 current LCU per person
in 2024
Iceland
1.26 million current LCU per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
12th
Iceland rank
9th
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1.26 million current LCU per person against 712,258 current LCU per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 549,362 current LCU per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.8 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 12th and Iceland ranks 9th of 157 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 514.79 current LCU per person | 1,974 current LCU per person | 1,459 current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 3,920 current LCU per person | 73,546 current LCU per person | 69,627 current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 43,551 current LCU per person | 264,186 current LCU per person | 220,635 current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 218,742 current LCU per person | 539,552 current LCU per person | 320,810 current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 441,203 current LCU per person | 774,908 current LCU per person | 333,705 current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 594,260 current LCU per person | 1.07 million current LCU per person | 473,844 current LCU per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita, Costa Rica or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 1.26 million current LCU per person against 712,258 current LCU per person in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita between Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 549,362 current LCU per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Iceland rank globally for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th and Iceland ranks 9th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.