Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor was 0.7547 in 2025. β Volatile
Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor in Costa Rica, 1981β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor in Costa Rica is 0.7547, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 41.2% on the previous year and down 69.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor in Costa Rica peaked at 33.52 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.7547, in 2025.
That places Costa Rica 73rd out of 120 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 22.39 | 14.4 | 33.52 | 3 |
| 1990s | 11.42 | 7.47 | 17.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.77 | 3.14 | 9.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.32 | 1.73 | 2.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 | 0.7547 | 3.35 | 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 share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor in Costa Rica?
- Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor in Costa Rica was 0.7547 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 33.52 in 1981.
- What is the lowest share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7547 in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd out of 120 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share extreme poverty vs share mpi poor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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