Argentina vs Costa Rica: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme

Argentina
90.2%
in 2022
Costa Rica
81.0%
in 2022
Argentina rank
20th
Costa Rica rank
23rd

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

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 90.2% against 81.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 9.2%.

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

Across all 11 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 20th and Costa Rica ranks 23rd of 37 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 91.7% 63.6% 28.0% Argentina
2020s 90.4% 82.9% 7.5% Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme, Argentina or Costa Rica?
Argentina, at 90.2% against 81.0% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme between Argentina and Costa Rica?
9.2%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme?
Argentina ranks 20th and Costa Rica ranks 23rd of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 371 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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