[ILO] Proportion of population covered by at least one social in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: [ILO] Proportion of population covered by at least one social was 59.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
59.8%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
13th
of 18 countries
All-time high
72.0%
in 2015
All-time low
56.7%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2015–2022
[ILO] Proportion of population covered by at least one social in Costa Rica, 2015–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social in Costa Rica stood at 59.8%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
[ILO] Proportion of population covered by at least one social in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 72.0% | — |
| 2017 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 56.7% | -21.2% |
| 2021 | 60.5% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 59.8% | -1.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 59.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 60% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 59.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.5%, 91% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.9% | 56.7% | 72.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 59.8% | 60.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More poverty & inequality data for Costa Rica
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 10 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,807 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -14.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 24.93 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 24.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social in Costa Rica?
- [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social in Costa Rica was 59.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.7% in 2019.
- How does Costa Rica rank for [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social?
- Costa Rica ranks 13th out of 18 countries with data for 2022.
- Is [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of population covered by at least one social protection benefit, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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