Costa Rica vs United States: Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank
Costa Rica
10 surveys
in 2025
United States
9 surveys
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
United States rank
4th
Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank over time
- Costa Rica
- United States
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 10 surveys against 9 surveys in United States, a difference of 1 surveys.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1963 it was United States ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and United States ranks 4th of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 surveys | 4 surveys | 4 surveys | United States |
| 1970s | 0 surveys | 9.7 surveys | 9.7 surveys | United States |
| 1980s | 1.4 surveys | 10 surveys | 8.6 surveys | United States |
| 1990s | 7.1 surveys | 10 surveys | 2.9 surveys | United States |
| 2000s | 10 surveys | 10 surveys | 0 surveys | — |
| 2010s | 10 surveys | 10 surveys | 0 surveys | — |
| 2020s | 10 surveys | 9.83 surveys | 0.1667 surveys | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank, Costa Rica or United States?
- Costa Rica, at 10 surveys against 9 surveys in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank between Costa Rica and United States?
- 1 surveys, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and United States rank globally for number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and United States ranks 4th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of income or consumption surveys available in the past decade. Each decade comprises the current year and the nine years before.