Costa Rica vs Peru: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile
Costa Rica
41.1%
in 2022
Peru
40.8%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
15th
Peru rank
16th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 41.1% against 40.8% in Peru, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Peru ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Peru ranks 16th of 34 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 21.5% | 3.7% | Peru |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 27.9% | 2.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 46.9% | 1.4% | 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 Peru?
- Costa Rica, at 41.1% against 40.8% in Peru as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Peru ranks 16th 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