Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers -extreme

Costa Rica
8.5%
in 2022
Paraguay
29.8%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
19th
Paraguay rank
16th

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers -extreme over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 29.8% against 8.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 21.3%.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 3.5 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Paraguay ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 19th and Paraguay ranks 16th of 27 countries.

Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Paraguay Difference Ahead
2000s 9.7% 16.5% 6.8% Paraguay
2010s 11.0% 23.5% 12.5% Paraguay
2020s 6.8% 37.9% 31.1% Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -extreme, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 29.8% against 8.5% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -extreme between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
21.3%, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -extreme?
Costa Rica ranks 19th and Paraguay ranks 16th of 27 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International 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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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 266 data points, 2003–2022
Last refreshed

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