Costa Rica vs Viet Nam: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st

Costa Rica
24.6%
in 2022
Viet Nam
27.1%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
15th
Viet Nam rank
13th

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Viet Nam
010203040200620142022

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 27.1% against 24.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 15th and Viet Nam ranks 13th of 34 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Viet Nam Difference Ahead
2010s 18.4% 4.7% 13.7% Costa Rica
2020s 40.7% 27.1% 13.6% 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 Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 27.1% against 24.6% in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st between Costa Rica and Viet Nam?
2.5%, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Viet Nam?
5 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Viet Nam rank globally for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st?
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Viet Nam ranks 13th 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