Costa Rica vs Panama: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile
Costa Rica
20.0%
in 2022
Panama
15.2%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
18th
Panama rank
19th
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.0% against 15.2% in Panama, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Panama ranks 19th of 34 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 10.4% | 4.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.4% | 1.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 14.2% | 5.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 20.0% against 15.2% in Panama as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 4.8%, 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 quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th 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). 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