Income inequality atkinson index undp in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Income inequality atkinson index undp was 0.3559 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.3559
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
54th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.3725
in 2013
All-time low
0.3453
in 2020
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Income inequality atkinson index undp in Costa Rica, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality atkinson index undp in Costa Rica stood at 0.3559.
That represents a change of down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality atkinson index undp in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3725 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3453, in 2020.
That places Costa Rica 54th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Income inequality atkinson index undp in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3469 | — |
| 2011 | 0.3583 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3592 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3725 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3569 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3599 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3595 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.351 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3525 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3522 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3453 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3559 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3559 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3559 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3569 | 0.3469 | 0.3725 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3532 | 0.3453 | 0.3559 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 51 Bangladesh 0.3594 compare
- 52 Sierra Leone 0.3592 compare
- 53 Cambodia 0.3582 compare
- 55 Honduras 0.3557 compare
- 56 Guinea-Bissau 0.3531 compare
- 57 Nicaragua 0.3528 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Costa Rica
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 10 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.33 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,807 (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 revenues vs income inequality 24.93 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.217 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality atkinson index undp in Costa Rica?
- Income inequality atkinson index undp in Costa Rica was 0.3559 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3725 in 2013.
- What is the lowest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3453 in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for income inequality atkinson index undp?
- Costa Rica ranks 54th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality atkinson index undp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality atkinson index undp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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