Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile
Costa Rica
25.0%
in 2022
El Salvador
22.8%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
18th
El Salvador rank
21st
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 25.0% against 22.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and El Salvador ranks 21st of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 46.5% | 34.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 47.1% | 29.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 20.9% | 1.3% | 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 El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 25.0% against 22.8% in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 2.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and El Salvador ranks 21st 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