Costa Rica vs Slovakia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day
Costa Rica
61.7%
in 2025
Slovakia
70.7%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
80th
Slovakia rank
78th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day over time
- Costa Rica
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 70.7% against 61.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 9.0%.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Slovakia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 80th and Slovakia ranks 78th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Slovakia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.6% | 94.5% | 1.0% | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 81.2% | 82.4% | 1.2% | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 67.3% | 5.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 65.5% | 7.6% | 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 Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 70.7% against 61.7% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day between Costa Rica and Slovakia?
- 9.0%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Slovakia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Slovakia rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Costa Rica ranks 80th and Slovakia ranks 78th 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.