Costa Rica vs Eastern Asia: Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age
Costa Rica
0.1%
in 2024
Eastern Asia
0.7%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
26th
Eastern Asia rank
28th
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age over time
- Costa Rica
- Eastern Asia
How they compare
Eastern Asia currently reports 0.7% against 0.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 6.9 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eastern Asia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 26th and Eastern Asia ranks 28th of 46 countries.
Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 33.3% | 29.8% | Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 7.2% | 6.4% | Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Eastern Asia |
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 Eastern Asia?
- Eastern Asia, at 0.7% 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 Costa Rica and Eastern Asia?
- 0.6%, with Eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Eastern Asia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Eastern Asia rank globally for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age?
- Costa Rica ranks 26th and Eastern Asia ranks 28th of 46 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.