Brazil vs Costa Rica: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
Brazil
83.8%
in 2024
Costa Rica
74.3%
in 2025
Brazil rank
78th
Costa Rica rank
81st
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 83.8% against 74.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 9.5%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brazil ranks 78th and Costa Rica ranks 81st of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93.8% | 99.1% | 5.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 94.0% | 95.7% | 1.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 88.3% | 3.2% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 81.3% | 5.9% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 81.0% | 5.2% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Brazil, at 83.8% against 74.3% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 9.5%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Brazil ranks 78th and Costa Rica ranks 81st of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $40 per day.