Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile

Costa Rica
25.0%
in 2022
Ecuador
23.9%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
9th
Ecuador rank
11th

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Ecuador
10152025200820152022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 25.0% against 23.9% in Ecuador, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 9th and Ecuador ranks 11th of 30 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Ecuador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ecuador Difference Ahead
2000s 9.8% 8.2% 1.7% Costa Rica
2010s 15.8% 16.0% 0.2% Ecuador
2020s 21.0% 19.4% 1.6% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
Costa Rica, at 25.0% against 23.9% in Ecuador as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
1.1%, 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 (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Ecuador ranks 11th of 30 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 295 data points, 2003–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap