Costa Rica vs Italy: Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices)

Costa Rica
0.9%
in 2023
Italy
0.8%
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
60th
Italy rank
63rd

Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Italy
0102030197720002023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 60th and Italy ranks 63rd of 119 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Italy Difference Ahead
1980s 16.4% 0.1% 16.3% Costa Rica
1990s 8.0% 1.0% 7.0% Costa Rica
2000s 3.7% 0.9% 2.8% Costa Rica
2010s 1.4% 1.4% 0.1% Costa Rica
2020s 1.6% 0.8% 0.8% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices), Costa Rica or Italy?
Costa Rica, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) between Costa Rica and Italy?
0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?
28 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices)?
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Italy ranks 63rd of 119 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices)
Unit
%
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
119 places, 2,016 data points, 1963–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1.90 per day.