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

Chile
9.7%
in 2022
Costa Rica
4.7%
in 2022
Chile rank
17th
Costa Rica rank
20th

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

  • Chile
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 9.7% against 4.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 5.0%.

That makes Chile's figure about 2.1 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 26 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 4.4% 6.6% 2.1% Costa Rica
2020s 18.2% 20.4% 2.2% 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 9.7% against 4.7% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st between Chile and Costa Rica?
5.0%, 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 26 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash 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

Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

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