Bolivia vs Costa Rica: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile
Bolivia
19.3%
in 2021
Costa Rica
20.7%
in 2022
Bolivia rank
18th
Costa Rica rank
17th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile over time
- Bolivia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.7% against 19.3% in Bolivia, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 18th and Costa Rica ranks 17th of 34 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.4% | 10.1% | 21.3% | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 16.6% | 3.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 34.3% | 14.1% | 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?
- Costa Rica, at 20.7% against 19.3% in Bolivia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile between Bolivia and Costa Rica?
- 1.4%, with Costa Rica 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 18th and Costa Rica ranks 17th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. 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