Costa Rica vs Panama: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st
Costa Rica
40.4%
in 2022
Panama
46.3%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
22nd
Panama rank
20th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 46.3% against 40.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Panama ranks 20th of 36 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.0% | 21.1% | 17.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 36.4% | 5.2% | Panama |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 57.5% | 16.2% | Panama |
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 Panama?
- Panama, at 46.3% against 40.4% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 5.9%, 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 protection and labor - 1st?
- Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Panama ranks 20th 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