Costa Rica vs Romania: Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate
Costa Rica
0.8%
in 2025
Romania
0.7%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
71st
Romania rank
72nd
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Romania
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Romania, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 71st and Romania ranks 72nd of 118 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 6.5% | 4.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 7.7% | 3.8% | Romania |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 6.4% | 4.1% | Romania |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate, Costa Rica or Romania?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate between Costa Rica and Romania?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Romania?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Romania rank globally for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st and Romania ranks 72nd of 118 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.