Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
Costa Rica
74.3%
in 2025
Uruguay
71.3%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
81st
Uruguay rank
84th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 74.3% against 71.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 3.0%.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 81st and Uruguay ranks 84th of 120 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.1% | 83.0% | 4.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 72.9% | 8.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 73.6% | 7.4% | 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 Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 74.3% against 71.3% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 3.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st and Uruguay ranks 84th 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.