Costa Rica vs Panama: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011
Costa Rica
76.7%
in 2023
Panama
76.8%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
79th
Panama rank
78th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 76.8% against 76.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 79th and Panama ranks 78th of 119 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 97.0% | 94.1% | 2.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 94.3% | 91.1% | 3.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 88.7% | 1.7% | Panama |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 79.3% | 0.4% | Panama |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 76.9% | 0.8% | 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 $30 a day (2011 prices), Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 76.8% against 76.7% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.1%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Costa Rica ranks 79th and Panama ranks 78th 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.