Poverty & Inequality in Costa Rica 21 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 9.7% 2025 down 44.6% 76th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 1.7% 2025 down 63.8% 70th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.8% 2025 down 66.7% 71st Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.2% 2025 down 77.8% 78th Prosperity gap 1.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2025 down 32.0% 79th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 2.8% 2025 down 54.1% 73rd Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 23.6% 2025 down 0.8% 43rd Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.5% 2025 down 70.6% 76th Population living in slums 3.5% 2022 down 50.8% 117th Income share held by second 20% 9.0% 2025 up 7.1% 112th Gini index 45.5 2025 down 6.0% 11th Income share held by lowest 20% 4.7% 2025 up 9.3% 110th Income share held by lowest 10% 1.8% 2025 up 20.0% 107th Income share held by highest 10% 34.3% 2025 down 6.8% 13th Income share held by highest 20% 50.9% 2025 down 5.6% 10th Income share held by fourth 20% 21.5% 2025 up 4.4% 86th Income share held by third 20% 13.8% 2025 up 7.8% 112th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 20.0% 2025 up 7.5% 10th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 0.8% 2025 down 69.1% 73rd Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 17.1% 2025 down 27.5% 37th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 0.8% 2025 down 70.4% 41st