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

Argentina
38.7%
in 2022
Costa Rica
26.6%
in 2022
Argentina rank
16th
Costa Rica rank
19th

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

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
1020304050200620142022

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 38.7% against 26.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 12.1%.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.5 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 16th and Costa Rica ranks 19th of 34 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 43.5% 16.6% 26.9% Argentina
2020s 38.4% 25.5% 13.0% Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile, Argentina or Costa Rica?
Argentina, at 38.7% against 26.6% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile between Argentina and Costa Rica?
12.1%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
Argentina ranks 16th and Costa Rica ranks 19th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -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 (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
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