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
0102030200820152022

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

Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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