Costa Rica vs Panama: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st

Costa Rica
21.9%
in 2022
Panama
19.6%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
17th
Panama rank
19th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
05101520200820152023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 21.9% against 19.6% in Panama, a difference of 2.3%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 17th and Panama ranks 19th of 34 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 19.3% 15.8% 3.5% Costa Rica
2010s 15.3% 17.6% 2.3% Panama
2020s 21.3% 21.6% 0.3% Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st, Costa Rica or Panama?
Costa Rica, at 21.9% against 19.6% in Panama as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st between Costa Rica and Panama?
2.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st?
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Panama ranks 19th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount