Costa Rica vs Poland: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%)
Costa Rica
12.6%
in 2025
Poland
15.0%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
44th
Poland rank
42nd
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) over time
- Costa Rica
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 15.0% against 12.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 44th and Poland ranks 42nd of 48 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.6% | 23.4% | 2.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 16.0% | 0.1% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty, Costa Rica or Poland?
- Poland, at 15.0% against 12.6% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty between Costa Rica and Poland?
- 2.4%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Poland?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Poland rank globally for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th and Poland ranks 42nd of 48 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.