Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Total shortfall from extreme poverty
Total shortfall from extreme poverty over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 13.12 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 10.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Jamaica, a difference of 3.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Jamaica's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 85th and Jamaica ranks 87th 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 | 205.86 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 80.88 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 124.98 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 124.35 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 40.64 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 83.71 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 46.48 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.56 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 43.92 million international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 37.71 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 10.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 27.65 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 Jamaica?
- Costa Rica, at 13.12 million international-$ in 2021 prices against 10.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total shortfall from extreme poverty between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 3.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices, with Costa Rica 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 total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Costa Rica ranks 85th and Jamaica ranks 87th 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.