Costa Rica Poverty and inequality Stats

Inequality adjusted income index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
Poorest 20%'s share in national income or consumption: Percentage of country's total income or consumption that belongs to the poorest 20% of its citizens.
Poorest's share in national income or consumption: Percentage of country's total income or consumption that belongs to the poorest 5% of its citizens.
Population below $1 (PPP) per day: Percentage of population that lives on less than the equivalent of 1 USD per day.
Population below national poverty line > Rural: Percentage of country's population that lives in rural poverty. The poverty line is determined by each country separately.
Population below national poverty line > Total: Percentage of country's population that falls below its poverty line.
Population below national poverty line > Urban: Percentage of country's population that lives in urban poverty. The poverty line is determined by each country separately.
Richest 10% to poorest 10% ratio: The ratio of average income of the richest 10% of the population to the average income of the poorest 10% of the population.
Richest quintile to poorest quintile ratio: The ratio of average income of the richest 20% of the population to the average income of the poorest 20% of the population.

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STAT	AMOUNT	DATE	RANK
Inequality adjusted income index	0.43	2012	73th out of 132
Poorest 20%'s share in national income or consumption	3.85%	2009	29th out of 37
Poorest's share in national income or consumption	3.85%	2009	29th out of 37
Population below $1 (PPP) per day	$3.12%	2009	20th out of 38
Population below national poverty line > Rural	29.3%	2011	12th out of 17
Population below national poverty line > Total	24.8%	2011	14th out of 19
Population below national poverty line > Urban	22%	2011	9th out of 17
Richest 10% to poorest 10% ratio	23.4	2003	6th out of 28
Richest quintile to poorest quintile ratio	15.6	2003	7th out of 28

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