Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile
Costa Rica
41.1%
in 2022
Ecuador
32.2%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
15th
Ecuador rank
17th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 41.1% against 32.2% in Ecuador, a difference of 8.9%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Ecuador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Ecuador ranks 17th of 34 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 31.4% | 13.7% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 30.9% | 0.8% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 35.8% | 12.4% | 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, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 41.1% against 32.2% in Ecuador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 8.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Ecuador ranks 17th 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