Brazil vs Costa Rica: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)
Brazil
83.2%
in 2022
Costa Rica
76.7%
in 2023
Brazil rank
76th
Costa Rica rank
79th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 83.2% against 76.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 6.5%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brazil ranks 76th and Costa Rica ranks 79th of 119 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 | 92.6% | 98.8% | 6.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 92.8% | 94.7% | 1.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 89.9% | 86.4% | 3.5% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 78.5% | 6.1% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 84.6% | 79.8% | 4.8% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices), Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Brazil, at 83.2% against 76.7% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 6.5%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Brazil ranks 76th and Costa Rica ranks 79th 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). 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 $30 per day.