Cameroon vs Costa Rica: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median
Cameroon
26.4%
in 2021
Costa Rica
26.4%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
10th
Costa Rica rank
11th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median over time
- Cameroon
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 26.4% against 26.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Cameroon ranks 10th and Costa Rica ranks 11th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.0% | 26.8% | 9.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 26.5% | 3.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 26.5% | 2.3% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 26.6% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median, Cameroon or Costa Rica?
- Cameroon, at 26.4% against 26.4% in Costa Rica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median between Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 0.0%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Costa Rica rank globally for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?
- Cameroon ranks 10th and Costa Rica ranks 11th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 60% of the median.