Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile
Costa Rica
21.0%
in 2022
El Salvador
21.6%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
22nd
El Salvador rank
21st
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 21.6% against 21.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 22nd and El Salvador ranks 21st of 36 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 46.5% | 35.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 43.2% | 26.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 20.2% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
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?
- El Salvador, at 21.6% against 21.0% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.6%, with El Salvador 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 22nd and El Salvador ranks 21st of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). 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