Costa Rica vs Ukraine: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
Costa Rica
9.7%
in 2025
Ukraine
11.3%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
74th
Ukraine rank
73rd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- Costa Rica
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 11.3% against 9.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Ukraine ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 74th and Ukraine ranks 73rd of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.7% | 68.1% | 21.4% | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 43.1% | 15.1% | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 17.0% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 11.3% | 12.0% | 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 Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 11.3% against 9.7% in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between Costa Rica and Ukraine?
- 1.6%, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ukraine?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Ukraine rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Costa Rica ranks 74th and Ukraine ranks 73rd 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.