Costa Rica vs Panama: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor
Costa Rica
75.2%
in 2022
Panama
71.3%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
20th
Panama rank
23rd
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 75.2% against 71.3% in Panama, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Panama ranks 23rd of 37 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 | 65.9% | 16.1% | 49.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 61.9% | 6.6% | Panama |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 81.5% | 12.0% | Panama |
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 Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 75.2% against 71.3% in Panama as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 3.9%, 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 protection and labor?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th and Panama ranks 23rd of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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