Economy > Poverty and inequality Stats: compare key data on Costa Rica & Malaysia

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	Costa Rica	Malaysia
Poorest 20%'s share in national income or consumption	3.85% Ranked 29th.	4.54% Ranked 24th. 18% more than Costa Rica
Poorest's share in national income or consumption	3.85% Ranked 29th.	4.54% Ranked 24th. 18% more than Costa Rica
Population below $1 (PPP) per day	$3.12% Ranked 20th.	0.0 Ranked 38th.
Population below national poverty line > Rural	29.3% Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Malaysia	8.4% Ranked 27th.
Population below national poverty line > Total	24.8% Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Malaysia	3.8% Ranked 37th.
Population below national poverty line > Urban	22% Ranked 9th. 13 times more than Malaysia	1.7% Ranked 28th.
Richest 10% to poorest 10% ratio	23.4 Ranked 6th. 6% more than Malaysia	22.1 Ranked 7th.
Richest quintile to poorest quintile ratio	15.6 Ranked 7th. 26% more than Malaysia	12.4 Ranked 9th.

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