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

Costa Rica
27.9%
in 2022
Viet Nam
27.3%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
19th
Viet Nam rank
20th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Viet Nam
102030200620142022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 27.9% against 27.3% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 19th and Viet Nam ranks 20th of 34 countries.

Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Viet Nam Difference Ahead
2010s 18.0% 19.6% 1.6% Viet Nam
2020s 24.7% 27.3% 2.7% Viet Nam

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 Viet Nam?
Costa Rica, at 27.9% against 27.3% in Viet Nam as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile between Costa Rica and Viet Nam?
0.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Viet Nam?
5 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Viet Nam rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 19th and Viet Nam ranks 20th 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
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap