Colombia vs Costa Rica: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st
Colombia
0.4%
in 2022
Costa Rica
1.2%
in 2022
Colombia rank
24th
Costa Rica rank
21st
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.2% against 0.4% in Colombia, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 3.2 times Colombia's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 24th and Costa Rica ranks 21st of 25 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 2.1% | 2.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 6.6% | 6.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.2% against 0.4% in Colombia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 0.8%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st?
- Colombia ranks 24th and Costa Rica ranks 21st of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 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 Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount