Bhutan vs Costa Rica: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
Bhutan
9.0%
in 2022
Costa Rica
9.7%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
76th
Costa Rica rank
74th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- Bhutan
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 9.7% against 9.0% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 76th and Costa Rica ranks 74th of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.6% | 27.3% | 43.3% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 17.1% | 28.4% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 17.1% | 8.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day, Bhutan or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 9.7% against 9.0% in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between Bhutan and Costa Rica?
- 0.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Costa Rica?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Bhutan and Costa Rica rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Bhutan ranks 76th and Costa Rica 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. 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 $8.30 per day.