Share people multidimensional poverty national definitions in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share people multidimensional poverty national definitions was 13.1 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Share people multidimensional poverty national definitions in Costa Rica, 2010β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share people multidimensional poverty national definitions in Costa Rica is 13.1, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share people multidimensional poverty national definitions in Costa Rica peaked at 30.94 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13.1, in 2024.
That places Costa Rica 39th out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.56 | 20.72 | 30.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.68 | 13.1 | 20.5 | 4 |
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)
- 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 share people multidimensional poverty national definitions in Costa Rica?
- Share people multidimensional poverty national definitions in Costa Rica was 13.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share people multidimensional poverty national definitions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 30.94 in 2010.
- What is the lowest share people multidimensional poverty national definitions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1 in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share people multidimensional poverty national definitions?
- Costa Rica ranks 39th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share people multidimensional poverty national definitions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share people multidimensional poverty national definitions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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