Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st
Costa Rica
18.7%
in 2022
Uruguay
18.3%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
16th
Uruguay rank
17th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 18.7% against 18.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 17th of 31 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 22.9% | 14.0% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 18.2% | 4.0% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 18.8% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 18.7% against 18.3% in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st?
- Costa Rica ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 17th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 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 Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap