Central America vs Cote d'Ivoire: Proportion of population below international poverty line (%)
Central America
3.5%
in 2024
Cote d'Ivoire
20.8%
in 2021
Central America rank
25th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
24th
Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) over time
- Central America
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 20.8% against 3.5% in Central America, a difference of 17.3%.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 5.9 times Central America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Central America ahead.
Central America ranks 25th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 24th of 41 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Central America averaged higher in 1 and Cote d'Ivoire in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.4% | 15.6% | 4.9% | Central America |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 40.4% | 20.8% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 45.5% | 33.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 34.1% | 28.2% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 20.8% | 16.0% | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population below international poverty line, Central America or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 20.8% against 3.5% in Central America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in proportion of population below international poverty line between Central America and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 17.3%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
- How do Central America and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Central America ranks 25th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 24th of 41 groups.
- 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.