Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices)
Costa Rica
0.9%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.0%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
60th
Sri Lanka rank
59th
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) over time
- Costa Rica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 59th of 119 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 11.7% | 2.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 6.7% | 3.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.3% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices), Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Costa Rica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices)?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 59th 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 (2017 prices). 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 $2.15 per day.