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

Argentina
27.8%
in 2022
Costa Rica
28.0%
in 2022
Argentina rank
15th
Costa Rica rank
14th

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

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
01020304050200620142022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 28.0% against 27.8% in Argentina, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Argentina ranks 15th and Costa Rica ranks 14th of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 14.7% 21.7% 7.0% Costa Rica
2020s 29.6% 36.1% 6.5% 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, Argentina or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 28.0% against 27.8% in Argentina as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile between Argentina and Costa Rica?
0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Argentina ranks 15th and Costa Rica ranks 14th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest). 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)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

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