Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile

Costa Rica
21.0%
in 2022
Uruguay
18.0%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
22nd
Uruguay rank
24th

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
1020304050200820152022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 21.0% against 18.0% in Uruguay, a difference of 3.0%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 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 22nd and Uruguay ranks 24th 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 10.8% 23.5% 12.7% Uruguay
2010s 16.5% 24.2% 7.7% Uruguay
2020s 20.4% 18.4% 2.0% 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 21.0% against 18.0% in Uruguay as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
3.0%, 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 22nd and Uruguay ranks 24th 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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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 351 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap