Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st
Costa Rica
24.6%
in 2022
Ecuador
26.9%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
15th
Ecuador rank
14th
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 26.9% against 24.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Ecuador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Ecuador ranks 14th of 34 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 21.4% | 13.4% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 20.0% | 0.7% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 24.9% | 6.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 26.9% against 24.6% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 2.3%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Ecuador ranks 14th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount