Poverty & Inequality in Costa Rica 110 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 0.8% 2025 down 69.1% 73rd Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 0.8% 2025 down 69.1% 73rd Distribution of population between different poverty lines 1.32 million people 2025 up 51.3% 46th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 61.7% 2025 down 15.8% 80th Share of population living in extreme poverty 0.8% 2025 down 69.1% 73rd Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 9.7% 2025 down 44.6% 74th Number of people living in extreme poverty 5.11 million people 2025 up 8.8% 92nd Distribution of population between different poverty lines 38,887 people 2025 down 66.9% 84th Number of people living in extreme poverty 38,887 people 2025 down 66.9% 84th Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 9.7% 2025 down 44.6% 74th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 0.8% 2025 down 69.1% 73rd Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 12.6% 2025 down 1.1% 13th Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 20.0% 2025 up 7.7% 10th Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 26.4% 2025 up 3.3% 11th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 74.3% 2025 down 9.2% 81st Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 0.8% 2025 down 69.1% 73rd Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 1.7% 2025 down 63.2% 68th Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 0.8% 2025 down 69.1% 73rd Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 14.8% 2025 down 38.8% 75th Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 38,887 people 2025 down 66.9% 84th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 1.32 million people 2025 up 51.3% 46th Gini coefficient 0.4546 2025 down 6.0% 11th Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 2.9% 2018 up 222.2% 76th Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 0.8% 2025 down 69.1% 71st Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 17.1% 2025 down 27.5% 37th Share of population living below national poverty lines 17.1% 2025 down 27.5% 37th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 0.8% 2025 down 70.4% 43rd Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 3.70 million people 2023 up 15.1% 63rd Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 0.9% 2023 down 46.3% 60th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 76.7% 2023 down 0.9% 79th Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.9% 2023 down 46.3% 60th Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 44,412 people 2023 down 41.6% 72nd Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 2.8% 2023 down 30.4% 61st Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 9.9% 2023 down 19.9% 68th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 0.9% 2023 down 46.3% 60th Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age 0.1% 2024 down 89.5% 26th Reduction in income inequality before and after tax 12.6% 2024 up 75.2% 37th Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population 9.4% 2024 up 71.0% 37th Proportion of population living below the national poverty line 17.1% 2025 down 27.5% 37th Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty 12.6% 2025 down 51.9% 44th Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.4602 2024 down 5.1% 1st Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population 0.4486 2024 down 5.7% 2nd [ILO] Proportion of population covered by at least one social 59.8% 2022 down 16.9% 13th Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions 13.1% 2024 down 49.0% 40th Proportion of population below the international poverty line of 1.0% 2017 down 41.2% 32nd Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.5% 2024 down 6.2% 1st Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio 20.7% 2019 down 33.1% 22nd Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, female 20.1% 2019 down 32.6% 21st Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, male 21.4% 2019 down 33.5% 17th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children 27.6% 2019 down 27.6% 12th ← Previous Page 2 of 2