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