Which has higher income share of the richest 1% (before tax), Costa Rica or United States of America?

United States of America, at 20.7% against 20.3% in Costa Rica as of 2024.

What is the difference in income share of the richest 1% (before tax) between Costa Rica and United States of America?

0.4%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States of America?

12 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Income share of the richest 1% (before tax). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs United States of America: Income share of the richest 1% (before tax)

Costa Rica

20.3%

in 2022

United States of America

20.7%

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

18th

United States of America rank

16th

Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) over time

Costa Rica
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 20.7% against 20.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 18th and United States of America ranks 16th of 113 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2010s	19.7%	18.9%	0.8%	Costa Rica
2020s	22.7%	19.6%	3.1%	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher income share of the richest 1% (before tax), Costa Rica or United States of America?: United States of America, at 20.7% against 20.3% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in income share of the richest 1% (before tax) between Costa Rica and United States of America?: 0.4%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States of America?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and United States of America rank globally for income share of the richest 1% (before tax)?: Costa Rica ranks 18th and United States of America ranks 16th of 113 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Income share of the richest 1% (before tax). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Income share of the richest 1% (before tax)
Unit: %
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 113 places, 3,075 data points, 1820–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of income received by the richest 1%. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.