Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor
Costa Rica
65.6%
in 2022
Paraguay
68.9%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
22nd
Paraguay rank
20th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 68.9% against 65.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Paraguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Paraguay ranks 20th of 36 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 | 46.3% | 48.1% | 1.8% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 59.2% | 7.6% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 71.6% | 13.6% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 68.9% against 65.6% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 3.3%, 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 -extreme poor?
- Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Paraguay ranks 20th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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