Costa Rica vs Russia: Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax)
Costa Rica
20.3%
in 2022
Russia
20.0%
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
18th
Russia rank
19th
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) over time
- Costa Rica
- Russia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.3% against 20.0% in Russia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Russia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Russia ranks 19th of 113 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax), Costa Rica or Russia?
- Costa Rica, at 20.3% against 20.0% in Russia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) between Costa Rica and Russia?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Russia?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2017.
- How do Costa Rica and Russia rank globally for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and Russia ranks 19th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.