Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile
Costa Rica
25.0%
in 2022
Paraguay
29.3%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
18th
Paraguay rank
15th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 29.3% against 25.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 4.3%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Paraguay ranks 15th of 35 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 24.4% | 12.7% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 28.3% | 10.8% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 27.6% | 6.0% | Paraguay |
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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 29.3% against 25.0% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 4.3%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and Paraguay ranks 15th 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