Costa Rica vs Mexico: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile
Costa Rica
27.9%
in 2022
Mexico
21.5%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
20th
Mexico rank
23rd
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 27.9% against 21.5% in Mexico, a difference of 6.4%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Mexico ranks 23rd of 34 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9% | 13.6% | 20.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 19.1% | 0.6% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 21.0% | 5.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Costa Rica, at 27.9% against 21.5% in Mexico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 6.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th and Mexico ranks 23rd of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. 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 Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap