Costa Rica vs Indonesia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile

Costa Rica
20.7%
in 2022
Indonesia
23.4%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
17th
Indonesia rank
15th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 23.4% against 20.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.7%.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Indonesia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 17th and Indonesia ranks 15th of 34 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Indonesia Difference Ahead
2010s 18.7% 9.8% 8.9% Costa Rica
2020s 29.8% 15.5% 14.3% 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 Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 23.4% against 20.7% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile between Costa Rica and Indonesia?
2.7%, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Indonesia?
8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Indonesia rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Indonesia ranks 15th 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

Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

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