Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty
Bulgaria
1.6%
in 2023
Costa Rica
1.7%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
70th
Costa Rica rank
68th
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty over time
- Bulgaria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 70th and Costa Rica ranks 68th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 22.6% | 22.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 7.2% | 1.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.5% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 4.5% | 2.8% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.7% against 1.6% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty?
- Bulgaria ranks 70th and Costa Rica ranks 68th 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 Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty. 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 $4.20 per day.