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

Costa Rica
26.6%
in 2022
Viet Nam
17.8%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
19th
Viet Nam rank
22nd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 26.6% against 17.8% in Viet Nam, a difference of 8.8%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.5 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 19th and Viet Nam ranks 22nd of 34 countries.

Costa Rica 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 14.4% 13.7% 0.7% Costa Rica
2020s 23.9% 17.8% 6.1% 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 Viet Nam?
Costa Rica, at 26.6% against 17.8% in Viet Nam as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile between Costa Rica and Viet Nam?
8.8%, 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 22nd 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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About this data

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