Costa Rica vs Panama: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile
Costa Rica
28.0%
in 2022
Panama
30.7%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
14th
Panama rank
12th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 30.7% against 28.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 14th and Panama ranks 12th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 4.5% | 8.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 26.7% | 5.5% | Panama |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 45.1% | 15.9% | Panama |
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 Panama?
- Panama, at 30.7% against 28.0% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 2.7%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th and Panama ranks 12th 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