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

Costa Rica
7.9%
in 2022
Ecuador
6.9%
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
13th
Ecuador rank
14th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Ecuador
0204060200820152022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 7.9% against 6.9% in Ecuador, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Ecuador ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 13th and Ecuador ranks 14th of 27 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ecuador Difference Ahead
2000s 5.7% 61.0% 55.4% Ecuador
2010s 5.9% 10.1% 4.2% 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) (%) - other, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
Costa Rica, at 7.9% against 6.9% in Ecuador as of 2022.
What is the difference in beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - other between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
1.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2017.
How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - other?
Costa Rica ranks 13th and Ecuador ranks 14th of 27 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Other Social Assistance (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) (%) - Other Social Assistance (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 256 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed

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