Costa Rica vs Ukraine: Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile
Costa Rica
251.84 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2025
Ukraine
242.19 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
47th
Ukraine rank
48th
Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile over time
- Costa Rica
- Ukraine
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 251.84 international-$ in 2021 prices against 242.19 international-$ in 2021 prices in Ukraine, a difference of 9.65 international-$ in 2021 prices.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Ukraine ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 47th and Ukraine ranks 48th of 120 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.9 international-$ in 2021 prices | 90.07 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10.16 international-$ in 2021 prices | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 136.76 international-$ in 2021 prices | 151.02 international-$ in 2021 prices | 14.26 international-$ in 2021 prices | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 184.39 international-$ in 2021 prices | 219.58 international-$ in 2021 prices | 35.19 international-$ in 2021 prices | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 153.76 international-$ in 2021 prices | 242.19 international-$ in 2021 prices | 88.43 international-$ in 2021 prices | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile, Costa Rica or Ukraine?
- Costa Rica, at 251.84 international-$ in 2021 prices against 242.19 international-$ in 2021 prices in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile between Costa Rica and Ukraine?
- 9.65 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ukraine?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Ukraine rank globally for threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile?
- Costa Rica ranks 47th and Ukraine ranks 48th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The level of income or consumption per month below which 10% of the population falls.