Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty?

Costa Rica
0.8%
in 2025
Dominican Republic
0.8%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
73rd
Dominican Republic rank
72nd

How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Dominican Republic
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Dominican Republic ranks 72nd of 120 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Dominican Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 16.8% 14.8% 2.0% Costa Rica
1990s 11.5% 8.7% 2.8% Costa Rica
2000s 5.8% 8.8% 3.1% Dominican Republic
2010s 2.3% 3.5% 1.2% Dominican Republic
2020s 2.0% 1.1% 0.9% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty?, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
Dominican Republic, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
0.0%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
30 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty??
Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Dominican Republic ranks 72nd 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 How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty?
Unit
%
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed

Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.