Costa Rica vs Panama: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme
Costa Rica
81.0%
in 2022
Panama
81.9%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
23rd
Panama rank
22nd
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 81.9% against 81.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Panama ranks 22nd of 37 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 | 75.8% | 16.7% | 59.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 62.2% | 74.6% | 12.4% | Panama |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 89.8% | 11.0% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 81.9% against 81.0% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.9%, 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 -extreme?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Panama ranks 22nd 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
Poverty gap reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap