Costa Rica vs Denmark: Total shortfall from extreme poverty
Total shortfall from extreme poverty over time
- Costa Rica
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 17.85 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 13.12 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Costa Rica, a difference of 4.73 million international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 85th and Denmark ranks 84th 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 | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 205.20 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 16.53 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 188.67 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 99.66 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.91 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 91.75 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 43.90 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.54 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 36.37 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 41.77 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 11.43 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 30.34 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total shortfall from extreme poverty, Costa Rica or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 17.85 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 13.12 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total shortfall from extreme poverty between Costa Rica and Denmark?
- 4.73 million international-$ in 2021 prices, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Denmark rank globally for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Costa Rica ranks 85th and Denmark ranks 84th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.