Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st
Costa Rica
9.8%
in 2022
Uruguay
7.9%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
18th
Uruguay rank
20th
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 9.8% against 7.9% in Uruguay, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 20th of 34 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 9.9% | 5.7% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 6.7% | 3.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 9.0% | 6.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 9.8% against 7.9% in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 1.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 20th 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