Bolivia vs Costa Rica: Poverty Gap reduction (%): All Social Assistance … Assistance Social
Bolivia
26.1%
in 2021
Costa Rica
28.0%
in 2022
Bolivia rank
17th
Costa Rica rank
14th
Poverty Gap reduction (%): All Social Assistance … Assistance Social over time
- Bolivia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 28.0% against 26.1% in Bolivia, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 17th and Costa Rica ranks 14th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.0% | 13.4% | 21.6% | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 21.6% | 2.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 40.1% | 13.4% | 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, Bolivia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 28.0% against 26.1% in Bolivia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile between Bolivia and Costa Rica?
- 1.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Costa Rica?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Bolivia and Costa Rica rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Bolivia ranks 17th 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