Canada vs Costa Rica: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Canada
28.6%
in 2024
Costa Rica
28.7%
in 2024
Canada rank
67th
Costa Rica rank
64th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Canada
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 28.7% against 28.6% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Canada ranks 67th and Costa Rica ranks 64th of 215 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.9% | 30.4% | 6.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 25.5% | 30.4% | 4.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 30.4% | 2.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 31.5% | 2.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 32.3% | 3.4% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Canada or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 28.7% against 28.6% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Canada and Costa Rica?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Costa Rica?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Costa Rica rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Canada ranks 67th and Costa Rica ranks 64th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.