Reduction in income inequality in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Reduction in income inequality was 12.56 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.56
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
37th
of 39 countries
All-time high
13.7
in 2020
All-time low
6.52
in 2010
Years of data
15
2010–2024
Reduction in income inequality in Costa Rica, 2010–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reduction in income inequality in Costa Rica is 12.56, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality in Costa Rica peaked at 13.7 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.52, in 2010.
Costa Rica ranks 37th of 39 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.08 | 6.52 | 10.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3 | 11.54 | 13.7 | 5 |
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 reduction in income inequality in Costa Rica?
- Reduction in income inequality in Costa Rica was 12.56 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in income inequality recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7 in 2020.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.52 in 2010.
- How does Costa Rica rank for reduction in income inequality?
- Costa Rica ranks 37th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reduction in income inequality rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Reduction in income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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