Costa Rica vs Kyrgyzstan: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers
Costa Rica
19.4%
in 2022
Kyrgyzstan
49.0%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
18th
Kyrgyzstan rank
15th
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers over time
- Costa Rica
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 49.0% against 19.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 29.6%.
That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 2.5 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 15th of 26 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Kyrgyzstan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.8% | 28.0% | 8.2% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 63.9% | 49.0% | 14.9% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers, Costa Rica or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 49.0% against 19.4% in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers between Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan?
- 29.6%, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 15th 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
Poverty headcount reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount