Argentina vs Costa Rica: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Argentina
19.6%
in 2024
Costa Rica
20.0%
in 2025
Argentina rank
12th
Costa Rica rank
10th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Argentina
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.0% against 19.6% in Argentina, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Argentina ranks 12th and Costa Rica ranks 10th of 130 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.9% | 19.6% | 1.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 21.0% | 20.3% | 0.7% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 20.0% | 3.8% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 19.4% | 1.2% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 19.6% | 0.0% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income, Argentina or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 20.0% against 19.6% in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Argentina ranks 12th and Costa Rica ranks 10th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.