Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index was 0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Costa Rica, 1981–2025
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Costa Rica is 0.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.2% on the previous year and down 69.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Costa Rica peaked at 33.5% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2025.
Costa Rica ranks 73rd 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 | 22.4% | 14.4% | 33.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 7.5% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 3.1% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 0.8% | 3.4% | 6 |
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 24.9% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.217 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.1% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0904 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0904 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1121 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3559 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Costa Rica?
- Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Costa Rica was 0.8% in 2025, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 1981.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd out of 120 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.