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

Colombia
9.5%
in 2022
Costa Rica
9.6%
in 2022
Colombia rank
17th
Costa Rica rank
15th

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

  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
5101520200820152022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 9.6% against 9.5% in Colombia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 17th and Costa Rica ranks 15th of 25 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 11.3% 8.7% 2.6% Colombia
2020s 12.1% 14.8% 2.7% 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) (%) - social, Colombia or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 9.6% against 9.5% in Colombia as of 2022.
What is the difference in beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - social between Colombia and Costa Rica?
0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - social?
Colombia ranks 17th and Costa Rica ranks 15th of 25 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Social Pensions (preT). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Social Pensions (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 221 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

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