Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile
Costa Rica
20.7%
in 2022
Dominican Republic
18.8%
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
17th
Dominican Republic rank
20th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.7% against 18.8% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Dominican Republic ranks 20th of 34 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 5.4% | 4.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 10.1% | 6.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 18.8% | 4.1% | 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, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
- Costa Rica, at 20.7% against 18.8% in Dominican Republic as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 1.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th and Dominican Republic ranks 20th 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