Costa Rica vs Peru: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st
Costa Rica
3.1%
in 2022
Peru
7.9%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
20th
Peru rank
18th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 7.9% against 3.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Peru's figure about 2.6 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Peru ranks 18th of 25 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.0% | 0.8% | 3.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 11.1% | 1.9% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st, Costa Rica or Peru?
- Peru, at 7.9% against 3.1% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 4.8%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th and Peru ranks 18th 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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About this data
Poverty gap reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap