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
2030405060200820152022

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

Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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