Costa Rica vs Peru: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile
Costa Rica
19.5%
in 2022
Peru
20.6%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
25th
Peru rank
22nd
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 20.6% against 19.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Peru ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 25th and Peru ranks 22nd of 36 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 16.2% | 5.1% | Peru |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 15.4% | 1.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 18.5% | 1.7% | 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 Peru?
- Peru, at 20.6% against 19.5% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 1.1%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 25th and Peru ranks 22nd of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. 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