Chile vs Costa Rica: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers

Chile
20.4%
in 2022
Costa Rica
19.4%
in 2022
Chile rank
17th
Costa Rica rank
18th

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

  • Chile
  • Costa Rica
0204060200620142022

How they compare

Chile currently reports 20.4% against 19.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Chile ranks 17th and Costa Rica ranks 18th of 26 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 8.3% 19.5% 11.2% Costa Rica
2020s 35.1% 41.6% 6.6% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers, Chile or Costa Rica?
Chile, at 20.4% against 19.4% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers between Chile and Costa Rica?
1.0%, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
Chile ranks 17th and Costa Rica ranks 18th of 26 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -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

Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

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