Chile vs Costa Rica: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st

Chile
9.1%
in 2022
Costa Rica
3.1%
in 2022
Chile rank
17th
Costa Rica rank
20th

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st over time

  • Chile
  • Costa Rica
0102030200620142022

How they compare

Chile currently reports 9.1% against 3.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 6.0%.

That makes Chile's figure about 3.0 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Chile ranks 17th and Costa Rica ranks 20th of 25 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 4.2% 5.0% 0.8% Costa Rica
2020s 17.3% 17.4% 0.1% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st, Chile or Costa Rica?
Chile, at 9.1% against 3.1% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st between Chile and Costa Rica?
6.0%, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st?
Chile ranks 17th and Costa Rica ranks 20th of 25 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

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