Costa Rica vs Zambia: Account, income, poorest 40%
Account, income, poorest 40% over time
- Costa Rica
- Zambia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 62.8% against 58.8% in Zambia, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 64th and Zambia ranks 67th of 103 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.1% | 20.2% | 29.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 45.9% | 14.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher account, income, poorest 40%, Costa Rica or Zambia?
- Costa Rica, at 62.8% against 58.8% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in account, income, poorest 40% between Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 4.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Zambia rank globally for account, income, poorest 40%?
- Costa Rica ranks 64th and Zambia ranks 67th of 103 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Findex database, published as Account, income, poorest 40% (% ages 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of respondents who report having an account (by themselves or together with someone else) at a bank or another type of financial institution (see the definition for "financial institution account") or report personally using a mobile money service in the past year (see the definition for "mobile money account"), poorest 40% (% ages 15+)