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

Costa Rica
0.2%
in 2022
Thailand
0.1%
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
15th
Thailand rank
18th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Thailand, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 3.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 15th and Thailand ranks 18th of 24 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Thailand Difference Ahead
2010s 0.6% 0.1% 0.5% Costa Rica
2020s 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% 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, Costa Rica or Thailand?
Costa Rica, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Thailand as of 2022.
What is the difference in beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - social between Costa Rica and Thailand?
0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
6 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - social?
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Thailand ranks 18th of 24 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Social Pensions. 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) (%) - Social Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 212 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

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