Costa Rica vs Italy: Proportion of population below international poverty line
Costa Rica
0.8%
in 2025
Italy
0.9%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
76th
Italy rank
73rd
Proportion of population below international poverty line over time
- Costa Rica
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 76th and Italy ranks 73rd of 132 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.4% | 0.2% | 22.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 1.1% | 10.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 1.0% | 4.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 0.8% | 1.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population below international poverty line, Costa Rica or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of population below international poverty line between Costa Rica and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th and Italy ranks 73rd 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.