Costa Rica vs Romania: Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China
Costa Rica
0.8%
in 2025
Romania
0.7%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
73rd
Romania rank
74th
Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China over time
- Costa Rica
- Romania
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Romania, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Romania ranks 74th of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.4% | 0.0% | 14.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 6.5% | 4.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 7.7% | 3.8% | Romania |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 6.4% | 4.1% | Romania |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china, Costa Rica or Romania?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china between Costa Rica and Romania?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Romania?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Romania rank globally for share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Romania ranks 74th 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 Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China. 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 $3 per day.