Costa Rica vs Peru: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers
Costa Rica
19.4%
in 2022
Peru
16.0%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
18th
Peru rank
19th
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 19.4% against 16.0% in Peru, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Peru ranks 19th of 26 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.0% | 1.3% | 19.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 21.5% | 10.3% | 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 Peru?
- Costa Rica, at 19.4% against 16.0% in Peru as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 3.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and Peru ranks 19th 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