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