Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%)
Costa Rica
0.7%
in 2022
Ecuador
0.8%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
27th
Ecuador rank
25th
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Ecuador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 27th and Ecuador ranks 25th of 37 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 4.3% | 1.3% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 2.9% | 2.3% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%), Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.1%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%)?
- Costa Rica ranks 27th and Ecuador ranks 25th of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Beneficiary incidence in 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
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population