Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile
Costa Rica
25.0%
in 2022
Ecuador
24.1%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
18th
Ecuador rank
20th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 25.0% against 24.1% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Ecuador ranks 20th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 11.4% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 17.9% | 0.4% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 19.5% | 2.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 25.0% against 24.1% in Ecuador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.9%, with Costa Rica 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 poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and Ecuador ranks 20th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Poverty gap reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap