Costa Rica vs Viet Nam: Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices)
Costa Rica
0.9%
in 2023
Viet Nam
1.0%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
60th
Viet Nam rank
58th
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) over time
- Costa Rica
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Viet Nam ranks 58th of 119 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 34.7% | 26.4% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 19.0% | 15.3% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.8% | 0.3% | Viet Nam |
| 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 (2017 prices), Costa Rica or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) between Costa Rica and Viet Nam?
- 0.1%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Viet Nam?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Viet Nam rank globally for share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices)?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th and Viet Nam ranks 58th 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.