Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%)

Costa Rica
0.7%
in 2022
Uruguay
0.4%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
27th
Uruguay rank
30th

Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
01234200820152022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.7% against 0.4% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.8 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 27th and Uruguay ranks 30th of 37 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 1.8% 0.9% 0.9% Costa Rica
2010s 0.5% 0.8% 0.3% Uruguay
2020s 1.8% 0.5% 1.3% Costa Rica

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 Uruguay?
Costa Rica, at 0.7% against 0.4% in Uruguay as of 2022.
What is the difference in beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%)?
Costa Rica ranks 27th and Uruguay ranks 30th 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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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