Costa Rica vs Greece: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
Costa Rica
74.3%
in 2025
Greece
72.8%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
81st
Greece rank
82nd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day over time
- Costa Rica
- Greece
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 74.3% against 72.8% in Greece, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 81st and Greece ranks 82nd 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 | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.8% | 77.3% | 18.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 88.9% | 59.6% | 29.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 79.2% | 2.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 74.2% | 7.7% | Costa Rica |
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, Costa Rica or Greece?
- Costa Rica, at 74.3% against 72.8% in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day between Costa Rica and Greece?
- 1.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Greece?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Greece rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st and Greece ranks 82nd 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.