Costa Rica vs South Africa: Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Insurance

Costa Rica
0.8%
in 2022
South Africa
0.8%
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
22nd
South Africa rank
23rd

Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Insurance over time

  • Costa Rica
  • South Africa
-0.500.511.5200520132022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2014 it was South Africa ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 23rd of 34 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 0.4% 0.6% 0.2% South Africa
2020s 0.8% 0.6% 0.2% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social insurance, Costa Rica or South Africa?
Costa Rica, at 0.8% against 0.8% in South Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social insurance between Costa Rica and South Africa?
0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social insurance?
Costa Rica ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 23rd of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Insurance. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Insurance
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Gini inequality index reduction due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer Gini index