Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st
Costa Rica
24.6%
in 2022
Paraguay
23.0%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
15th
Paraguay rank
17th
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 24.6% against 23.0% in Paraguay, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Paraguay ranks 17th of 34 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 3.6% | 4.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 15.2% | 4.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 22.8% | 8.1% | 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 Paraguay?
- Costa Rica, at 24.6% against 23.0% in Paraguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 1.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Paraguay ranks 17th 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