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

Brazil
60.0%
in 2022
Costa Rica
54.6%
in 2022
Brazil rank
20th
Costa Rica rank
21st

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

  • Brazil
  • Costa Rica
204060200620142022

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 60.0% against 54.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 5.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 20th and Costa Rica ranks 21st of 34 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 59.8% 33.1% 26.7% Brazil
2020s 50.3% 49.6% 0.7% Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor, Brazil or Costa Rica?
Brazil, at 60.0% against 54.6% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor between Brazil and Costa Rica?
5.4%, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
10 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor?
Brazil ranks 20th 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