Costa Rica vs Turkey: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day
Costa Rica
61.7%
in 2025
Turkey
54.6%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
80th
Turkey rank
83rd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day over time
- Costa Rica
- Turkey
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 61.7% against 54.6% in Turkey, a difference of 7.1%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Turkey ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 80th and Turkey ranks 83rd of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.1% | 96.2% | 5.1% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 81.6% | 92.4% | 10.9% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 82.5% | 9.7% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 68.4% | 4.7% | 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 Turkey?
- Costa Rica, at 61.7% against 54.6% in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day between Costa Rica and Turkey?
- 7.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Turkey?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Turkey rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Costa Rica ranks 80th and Turkey ranks 83rd 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.