Costa Rica vs Thailand: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
Costa Rica
9.7%
in 2025
Thailand
11.7%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
74th
Thailand rank
71st
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- Costa Rica
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 11.7% against 9.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Thailand ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 74th and Thailand ranks 71st of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.0% | 78.5% | 3.5% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 45.1% | 63.3% | 18.3% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 43.6% | 14.3% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 20.8% | 3.1% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 12.1% | 5.1% | 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, Costa Rica or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 11.7% against 9.7% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 2.0%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Costa Rica ranks 74th and Thailand ranks 71st 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.