Australia vs Costa Rica: Proportion of population below international poverty line
Australia
0.9%
in 2020
Costa Rica
0.8%
in 2025
Australia rank
73rd
Costa Rica rank
76th
Proportion of population below international poverty line over time
- Australia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 73rd and Costa Rica ranks 76th of 132 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.0% | 23.9% | 23.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 10.6% | 9.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 6.1% | 5.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 2.3% | 1.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 3.4% | 2.5% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population below international poverty line, Australia or Costa Rica?
- Australia, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of population below international poverty line between Australia and Costa Rica?
- 0.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Australia ranks 73rd and Costa Rica ranks 76th of 132 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population below international poverty line (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.