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