Costa Rica vs Turkey: Poverty Gap reduction (%): Unconditional … Unconditional extreme
Costa Rica
17.9%
in 2022
Turkey
42.3%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
20th
Turkey rank
17th
Poverty Gap reduction (%): Unconditional … Unconditional extreme over time
- Costa Rica
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 42.3% against 17.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 24.4%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 2.4 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 17th of 26 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 16.4% | 3.4% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 59.3% | 36.3% | Turkey |
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 Turkey?
- Turkey, at 42.3% against 17.9% in Costa Rica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor between Costa Rica and Turkey?
- 24.4%, with Turkey 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 -extreme poor?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 17th 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