Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st
Costa Rica
40.4%
in 2022
Ecuador
29.8%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
22nd
Ecuador rank
25th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 40.4% against 29.8% in Ecuador, a difference of 10.6%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Ecuador ranks 25th of 36 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.0% | 25.4% | 13.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 24.6% | 6.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 25.3% | 20.4% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 40.4% against 29.8% in Ecuador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 10.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st?
- Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Ecuador ranks 25th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 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 SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap