Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor
Costa Rica
17.9%
in 2022
El Salvador
1.8%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
20th
El Salvador rank
23rd
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 17.9% against 1.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 16.1%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 10.1 times El Salvador's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 20th and El Salvador ranks 23rd of 26 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 3.7% | 9.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 7.6% | 13.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 2.2% | 15.5% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 17.9% against 1.8% in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 16.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th and El Salvador ranks 23rd of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash 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 Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap