Costa Rica vs Turkey: Poverty Gap reduction (%): Unconditional Cash … Unconditional 1st

Costa Rica
4.7%
in 2022
Turkey
2.3%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
20th
Turkey rank
22nd

Poverty Gap reduction (%): Unconditional Cash … Unconditional 1st over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 4.7% against 2.3% in Turkey, a difference of 2.4%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.0 times Turkey's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 22nd of 26 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Turkey Difference Ahead
2000s 2.0% 1.8% 0.2% Costa Rica
2010s 6.5% 3.0% 3.5% 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 Turkey?
Costa Rica, at 4.7% against 2.3% in Turkey as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st between Costa Rica and Turkey?
2.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Turkey?
10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Turkey rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 22nd 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