Costa Rica vs South Africa: Average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)

Costa Rica
2.2 preT
in 2022
South Africa
1.89 preT
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
25th
South Africa rank
28th

Average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • South Africa
02468200520132022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.2 preT against 1.89 preT in South Africa, a difference of 0.31 preT.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2014 it was South Africa ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 28th of 34 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 2.24 preT 4.66 preT 2.42 preT South Africa
2020s 2.9 preT 1.99 preT 0.907 preT Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day), Costa Rica or South Africa?
Costa Rica, at 2.2 preT against 1.89 preT in South Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) between Costa Rica and South Africa?
0.31 preT, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)?
Costa Rica ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 28th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) - Contributory Pensions (preT). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) - Contributory Pensions (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 335 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Average transfer amount of Contributory Pensions programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)