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
10203040200820152022

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

Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount