What is the difference in number of people living in extreme poverty between Costa Rica and Jamaica?

470 people, with Jamaica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?

8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Number of people living in extreme poverty

Costa Rica

38,887 people

in 2025

Jamaica

39,357 people

in 2021

Costa Rica rank

84th

Jamaica rank

83rd

Number of people living in extreme poverty over time

Costa Rica
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 39,357 people against 38,887 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 470 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 84th and Jamaica ranks 83rd of 120 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1990s	403,646 people	284,334 people	119,312 people	Costa Rica
2000s	272,242 people	145,286 people	126,956 people	Costa Rica
2010s	115,057 people	11,982 people	103,075 people	Costa Rica
2020s	109,277 people	39,357 people	69,920 people	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in extreme poverty, Costa Rica or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 39,357 people against 38,887 people in Costa Rica as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of people living in extreme poverty between Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 470 people, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for number of people living in extreme poverty?: Costa Rica ranks 84th and Jamaica ranks 83rd 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 Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of people living in extreme poverty
Unit: people
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.