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

Argentina
11.8%
in 2022
Costa Rica
9.8%
in 2022
Argentina rank
16th
Costa Rica rank
18th

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

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
0102030200620142022

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 11.8% against 9.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Argentina ranks 16th and Costa Rica ranks 18th of 34 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 6.3% 9.1% 2.8% Costa Rica
2020s 15.0% 15.3% 0.3% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st, Argentina or Costa Rica?
Argentina, at 11.8% against 9.8% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st between Argentina and Costa Rica?
2.0%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st?
Argentina ranks 16th and Costa Rica ranks 18th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. 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) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

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