Costa Rica vs Spain: Poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap
Costa Rica
0.7547
in 2025
Spain
0.8134
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
73rd
Spain rank
70th
Poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.8134 against 0.7547 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0587.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Spain ranks 70th of 120 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.41 | 1.16 | 9.24 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 5.45 | 0.8185 | 4.63 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.32 | 1.04 | 1.28 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.16 | 0.8383 | 1.32 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.8134 against 0.7547 in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 0.0587, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Spain ranks 70th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.