Costa Rica vs Vietnam: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile

Costa Rica
27.9%
in 2022
Vietnam
27.3%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
20th
Vietnam rank
21st

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Vietnam
102030200620142022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 27.9% against 27.3% in Vietnam, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Vietnam ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 20th and Vietnam ranks 21st of 34 countries.

Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Vietnam Difference Ahead
2010s 18.0% 19.6% 1.6% Vietnam
2020s 24.7% 27.3% 2.7% Vietnam

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 Vietnam?
Costa Rica, at 27.9% against 27.3% in Vietnam as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile between Costa Rica and Vietnam?
0.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Vietnam?
5 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Vietnam rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Vietnam ranks 21st 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