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
012345200820152022

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

Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 368 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population