Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile
Costa Rica
19.5%
in 2022
Uruguay
18.4%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
25th
Uruguay rank
26th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 19.5% against 18.4% in Uruguay, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 26th of 36 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 24.1% | 13.0% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 24.7% | 7.9% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 18.9% | 1.2% | 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 Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 19.5% against 18.4% in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 1.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 26th 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