Americas vs Costa Rica: Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age
Americas
2.1%
in 2025
Costa Rica
0.1%
in 2024
Americas rank
25th
Costa Rica rank
26th
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age over time
- Americas
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Americas currently reports 2.1% against 0.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Americas's figure about 21.2 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 25th and Costa Rica ranks 26th of 33 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 3.5% | 2.5% | Americas |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 0.8% | 2.0% | Americas |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 0.5% | 2.1% | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age, Americas or Costa Rica?
- Americas, at 2.1% against 0.1% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age between Americas and Costa Rica?
- 2.0%, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Costa Rica?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Costa Rica rank globally for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age?
- Americas ranks 25th and Costa Rica ranks 26th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.