Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Costa Rica: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
41.5%
in 2021
Costa Rica
41.1%
in 2022
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
14th
Costa Rica rank
15th

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile over time

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Costa Rica
0204060200620142022

How they compare

Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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, Plurinational State of ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 14th and Costa Rica ranks 15th of 34 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia, Plurinational State of Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 50.1% 17.7% 32.3% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s 33.1% 31.0% 2.0% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
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, Plurinational State of or Costa Rica?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 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, Plurinational State of and Costa Rica?
0.4%, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Costa Rica rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap