Costa Rica vs Thailand: Income or consumption of the poorest 10% vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
8.39 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2025
Thailand
7.94 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
45th
Thailand rank
47th
Income or consumption of the poorest 10% vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Thailand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 8.39 international-$ in 2021 prices against 7.94 international-$ in 2021 prices in Thailand, a difference of 0.45 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Thailand ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 45th and Thailand ranks 47th of 118 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.09 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.77 international-$ in 2021 prices | 0.6819 international-$ in 2021 prices | Thailand |
| 1990s | 2.87 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3 international-$ in 2021 prices | 0.1261 international-$ in 2021 prices | Thailand |
| 2000s | 4.46 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.29 international-$ in 2021 prices | 0.1627 international-$ in 2021 prices | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 6.15 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.57 international-$ in 2021 prices | 0.4186 international-$ in 2021 prices | Thailand |
| 2020s | 6.4 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.89 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.48 international-$ in 2021 prices | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income or consumption of the poorest 10% vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Thailand?
- Costa Rica, at 8.39 international-$ in 2021 prices against 7.94 international-$ in 2021 prices in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in income or consumption of the poorest 10% vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 0.45 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for income or consumption of the poorest 10% vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 45th and Thailand ranks 47th of 118 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Income or consumption of the poorest 10% vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of income or consumption per day below which 10% of the population falls.