Argentina vs Costa Rica: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor

Argentina
77.3%
in 2022
Costa Rica
54.6%
in 2022
Argentina rank
19th
Costa Rica rank
21st

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor over time

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
20406080100200620142022

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 77.3% against 54.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 22.7%.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.

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

Argentina ranks 19th and Costa Rica ranks 21st 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 89.2% 31.8% 57.3% Argentina
2020s 81.5% 49.6% 31.9% Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor, Argentina or Costa Rica?
Argentina, at 77.3% against 54.6% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor between Argentina and Costa Rica?
22.7%, 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 -extreme poor?
Argentina ranks 19th and Costa Rica ranks 21st of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -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

Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 346 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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