Costa Rica vs Israel: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median
Costa Rica
26.4%
in 2025
Israel
26.7%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
11th
Israel rank
8th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median over time
- Costa Rica
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 26.7% against 26.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 11th and Israel ranks 8th of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Israel in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.2% | 23.1% | 2.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 26.5% | 23.5% | 2.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 26.6% | 27.8% | 1.3% | Israel |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 27.0% | 0.9% | Israel |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 26.1% | 0.3% | 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, Costa Rica or Israel?
- Israel, at 26.7% against 26.4% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median between Costa Rica and Israel?
- 0.3%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Israel?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Israel rank globally for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th and Israel ranks 8th 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.