Costa Rica vs Russian Federation: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day
Costa Rica
61.7%
in 2025
Russian Federation
74.0%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
80th
Russian Federation rank
77th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day over time
- Costa Rica
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 74.0% against 61.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 12.3%.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 80th and Russian Federation ranks 77th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Russian Federation in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.9% | 92.7% | 1.8% | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 85.7% | 3.2% | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 71.6% | 1.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 76.1% | 74.0% | 2.1% | 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, Costa Rica or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 74.0% against 61.7% in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day between Costa Rica and Russian Federation?
- 12.3%, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Russian Federation?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Russian Federation rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Costa Rica ranks 80th and Russian Federation ranks 77th 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 $30 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 $30 per day.