Costa Rica vs Vietnam: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st

Costa Rica
44.1%
in 2022
Vietnam
49.3%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
20th
Vietnam rank
19th

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 49.3% against 44.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 5.2%.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 20th and Vietnam ranks 19th of 37 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Vietnam Difference Ahead
2010s 30.6% 20.2% 10.4% Costa Rica
2020s 59.1% 49.3% 9.9% 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 Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 49.3% against 44.1% in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st between Costa Rica and Vietnam?
5.2%, with Vietnam 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 protection and labor -1st?
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Vietnam ranks 19th of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest). 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)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap