Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st
Costa Rica
9.8%
in 2022
Ecuador
8.8%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
18th
Ecuador rank
19th
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 9.8% against 8.8% in Ecuador, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Ecuador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Ecuador ranks 19th of 34 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 7.6% | 3.5% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 5.2% | 3.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 8.7% | 6.6% | 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 Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 9.8% against 8.8% in Ecuador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 1.0%, with Costa Rica 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 18th and Ecuador ranks 19th 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