Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor
Costa Rica
29.0%
in 2022
Ecuador
18.7%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
21st
Ecuador rank
24th
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 29.0% against 18.7% in Ecuador, a difference of 10.3%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.6 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 21st and Ecuador ranks 24th of 37 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.2% | 17.1% | 1.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 16.5% | 5.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 20.3% | 13.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 29.0% against 18.7% in Ecuador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 10.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st and Ecuador ranks 24th of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -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 SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount