Costa Rica vs Panama: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile
Costa Rica
27.9%
in 2022
Panama
30.2%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
20th
Panama rank
19th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 30.2% against 27.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Panama ranks 19th of 34 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9% | 20.9% | 13.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 24.5% | 5.4% | Panama |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 27.1% | 0.1% | 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 Panama?
- Panama, at 30.2% against 27.9% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 2.3%, 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 insurance - 1st quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th and Panama ranks 19th 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