Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile
Costa Rica
20.7%
in 2022
Uruguay
23.4%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
17th
Uruguay rank
14th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 23.4% against 20.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Uruguay ranks 14th of 34 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 23.9% | 13.8% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 17.6% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 25.2% | 4.6% | 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, 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 Uruguay?
- 2.7%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th and Uruguay ranks 14th 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