Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices
Costa Rica
44,412 people
in 2023
Dominican Republic
47,206 people
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
72nd
Dominican Republic rank
71st
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 47,206 people against 44,412 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 2,794 people.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Dominican Republic ranks 71st of 119 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Dominican Republic in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 352,442 people | 674,420 people | 321,978 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 288,236 people | 435,364 people | 147,128 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 160,288 people | 489,013 people | 328,725 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 68,615 people | 178,586 people | 109,971 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 70,500 people | 64,365 people | 6,135 people | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 47,206 people against 44,412 people in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 2,794 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Dominican Republic ranks 71st of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $1.90 per day.