Costa Rica vs Mexico: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor
Costa Rica
64.5%
in 2022
Mexico
52.9%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
18th
Mexico rank
21st
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 64.5% against 52.9% in Mexico, a difference of 11.6%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Mexico ranks 21st of 31 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.3% | 40.8% | 1.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 39.9% | 5.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 44.1% | 13.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Costa Rica, at 64.5% against 52.9% in Mexico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 11.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and Mexico ranks 21st of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -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 Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap