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