Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st

Costa Rica
1.2%
in 2022
El Salvador
0.6%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
21st
El Salvador rank
22nd

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
051015200820152022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.2% against 0.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.0 times El Salvador's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 21st and El Salvador ranks 22nd of 25 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
2010s 2.5% 0.3% 2.2% Costa Rica
2020s 1.4% 0.7% 0.7% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
Costa Rica, at 1.2% against 0.6% in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
6 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st?
Costa Rica ranks 21st and El Salvador ranks 22nd 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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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

Poverty headcount reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount