Costa Rica vs Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand): Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age

Costa Rica
0.1%
in 2024
Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)
0.0%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
27th
Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) rank
29th

Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)
0246200020122025

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand), a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 10.0 times Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)'s.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 27th and Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) ranks 29th of 47 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) Difference Ahead
2000s 3.5% 0.2% 3.3% Costa Rica
2010s 0.8% 0.0% 0.8% Costa Rica
2020s 0.5% 0.0% 0.5% Costa Rica

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, Costa Rica or Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)?
Costa Rica, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) as of 2024.
What is the difference in employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age between Costa Rica and Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)?
0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) rank globally for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age?
Costa Rica ranks 27th and Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) ranks 29th of 47 countries.
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.

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Indicator
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
79 places, 1,662 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed