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

Costa Rica
9.8%
in 2022
Paraguay
7.6%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
18th
Paraguay rank
21st

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Paraguay
0102030200820152022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 9.8% against 7.6% in Paraguay, a difference of 2.2%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Paraguay's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Paraguay ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 18th and Paraguay ranks 21st of 34 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Paraguay Difference Ahead
2000s 4.2% 5.8% 1.6% Paraguay
2010s 9.4% 5.4% 4.0% Costa Rica
2020s 15.3% 9.1% 6.2% 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 9.8% against 7.6% in Paraguay as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
2.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
11 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 18th and Paraguay ranks 21st 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