Poverty gap index extreme poverty in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Poverty gap index extreme poverty was 0.2326 in 2025. β Volatile
Poverty gap index extreme poverty in Costa Rica, 1981β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.2326 for poverty gap index extreme poverty in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.8% on the previous year and down 74.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index extreme poverty in Costa Rica peaked at 15.29 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.2326, in 2025.
Costa Rica ranks 79th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.2 | 7.04 | 15.29 | 3 |
| 1990s | 5.23 | 3.23 | 7.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.33 | 1.08 | 4.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8404 | 0.597 | 0.9782 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6115 | 0.2326 | 1.32 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 24.93 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.217 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.07 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0904 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0904 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1121 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3559 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index extreme poverty in Costa Rica?
- Poverty gap index extreme poverty in Costa Rica was 0.2326 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty gap index extreme poverty recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 15.29 in 1981.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index extreme poverty recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2326 in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for poverty gap index extreme poverty?
- Costa Rica ranks 79th out of 120 countries with data for 2025.
- Is poverty gap index extreme poverty rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty gap index extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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