Costa Rica vs France: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices
Costa Rica
44,412 people
in 2023
France
38,190 people
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
72nd
France rank
75th
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices over time
- Costa Rica
- France
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 44,412 people against 38,190 people in France, a difference of 6,222 people.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 72nd and France ranks 75th of 119 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 263,190 people | 87,970 people | 175,220 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 160,288 people | 21,580 people | 138,707 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 68,615 people | 33,853 people | 34,763 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 83,139 people | 57,913 people | 25,226 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 France?
- Costa Rica, at 44,412 people against 38,190 people in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices between Costa Rica and France?
- 6,222 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and France?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and France rank globally for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd and France ranks 75th 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.