Costa Rica vs Panama: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile

Costa Rica
27.9%
in 2022
Panama
24.4%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
19th
Panama rank
21st

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
0102030200820152023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 27.9% against 24.4% in Panama, a difference of 3.5%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 19th and Panama ranks 21st of 34 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 33.9% 20.9% 13.1% Costa Rica
2010s 19.1% 19.3% 0.2% Panama
2020s 27.1% 22.5% 4.6% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile, Costa Rica or Panama?
Costa Rica, at 27.9% against 24.4% in Panama as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile between Costa Rica and Panama?
3.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 19th and Panama ranks 21st of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap