Brazil vs Costa Rica: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile
Brazil
36.9%
in 2022
Costa Rica
28.0%
in 2022
Brazil rank
11th
Costa Rica rank
14th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 36.9% against 28.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 8.9%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brazil ranks 11th and Costa Rica ranks 14th of 35 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.1% | 22.2% | 2.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 36.1% | 5.0% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Brazil, at 36.9% against 28.0% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 8.9%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Brazil ranks 11th 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