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
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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About this data
Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount