Argentina vs Costa Rica: Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social

Argentina
3.3%
in 2022
Costa Rica
3.8%
in 2022
Argentina rank
32nd
Costa Rica rank
29th

Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social over time

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 3.8% against 3.3% in Argentina, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Argentina ranks 32nd and Costa Rica ranks 29th of 39 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 5.0% 3.6% 1.4% Argentina
2020s 4.2% 6.8% 2.5% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social, Argentina or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 3.8% against 3.3% in Argentina as of 2022.
What is the difference in beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social between Argentina and Costa Rica?
0.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -all social?
Argentina ranks 32nd and Costa Rica ranks 29th of 39 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
39 places, 389 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population