Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor
Costa Rica
64.5%
in 2022
Paraguay
62.0%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
18th
Paraguay rank
19th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 64.5% against 62.0% in Paraguay, a difference of 2.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Paraguay ranks 19th of 31 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.3% | 39.2% | 3.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 46.1% | 51.7% | 5.6% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 66.7% | 10.4% | Paraguay |
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 Paraguay?
- Costa Rica, at 64.5% against 62.0% in Paraguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 2.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and Paraguay ranks 19th 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