Costa Rica vs Sweden: Proportion of population below international poverty line
Costa Rica
0.8%
in 2025
Sweden
0.8%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
76th
Sweden rank
76th
Proportion of population below international poverty line over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 76th and Sweden 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 | Costa Rica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.5% | 0.4% | 33.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 0.3% | 11.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 0.5% | 5.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 0.6% | 1.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 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 Sweden?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of population below international poverty line between Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th and Sweden 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.