Which has higher income share held by third 20%, Costa Rica or Ecuador?

Costa Rica, at 13.8% against 13.7% in Ecuador as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?

28 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.

Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Income share held by third 20%

Costa Rica

13.8%

in 2025

Ecuador

13.7%

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

114th

Ecuador rank

115th

Income share held by third 20% over time

Costa Rica
Ecuador

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 13.8% against 13.7% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 114th and Ecuador ranks 115th of 123 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Ecuador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Ecuador	Difference	Ahead
1990s	14.0%	11.9%	2.0%	Costa Rica
2000s	12.9%	12.1%	0.9%	Costa Rica
2010s	12.8%	13.8%	1.0%	Ecuador
2020s	13.2%	14.0%	0.7%	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher income share held by third 20%, Costa Rica or Ecuador?: Costa Rica, at 13.8% against 13.7% in Ecuador as of 2025.
What is the difference in income share held by third 20% between Costa Rica and Ecuador?: 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for income share held by third 20%?: Costa Rica ranks 114th and Ecuador ranks 115th of 123 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as Income share held by third 20%. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Income share held by third 20%
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 123 places, 2,322 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.