Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Extreme poverty vs child mortality

Costa Rica
1.04
in 2024
Nicaragua
1.12
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
120th
Nicaragua rank
118th

Extreme poverty vs child mortality over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Nicaragua
0246810198020022024

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 1.12 against 1.04 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.08.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 120th and Nicaragua ranks 118th of 199 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1980s 2.16 8.55 6.39 Nicaragua
1990s 1.51 5.39 3.88 Nicaragua
2000s 1.16 3.05 1.89 Nicaragua
2010s 0.9412 1.81 0.8678 Nicaragua
2020s 0.9866 1.35 0.3672 Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher extreme poverty vs child mortality, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 1.12 against 1.04 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in extreme poverty vs child mortality between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
0.08, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for extreme poverty vs child mortality?
Costa Rica ranks 120th and Nicaragua ranks 118th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Extreme poverty vs child mortality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 8,896 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed