Bolivia vs Costa Rica: Poverty Gap reduction (%): All Social Assistance … Assistance rural
Bolivia
41.5%
in 2021
Costa Rica
41.1%
in 2022
Bolivia rank
14th
Costa Rica rank
15th
Poverty Gap reduction (%): All Social Assistance … Assistance rural over time
- Bolivia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 41.5% against 41.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 14th and Costa Rica ranks 15th of 34 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.1% | 17.7% | 32.3% | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 31.0% | 2.0% | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 51.9% | 10.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile, Bolivia or Costa Rica?
- Bolivia, at 41.5% against 41.1% in Costa Rica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile between Bolivia and Costa Rica?
- 0.4%, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Costa Rica?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Bolivia and Costa Rica rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Bolivia ranks 14th and Costa Rica ranks 15th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap