Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers -1st
Costa Rica
0.8%
in 2022
Uruguay
0.1%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
24th
Uruguay rank
27th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers -1st over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8% against 0.1% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 13.2 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 27th of 27 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 9.0% | 6.4% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -1st, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8% against 0.1% in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -1st between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -1st?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 27th of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). 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 International Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap