Costa Rica vs Panama: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st

Costa Rica
11.9%
in 2022
Panama
8.6%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
22nd
Panama rank
25th

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
2.557.51012.515200820152023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 11.9% against 8.6% in Panama, a difference of 3.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Panama ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Panama ranks 25th of 35 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 5.0% 11.1% 6.0% Panama
2010s 9.8% 7.9% 1.9% Costa Rica
2020s 10.5% 9.5% 1.0% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st, Costa Rica or Panama?
Costa Rica, at 11.9% against 8.6% in Panama as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st between Costa Rica and Panama?
3.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st?
Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Panama ranks 25th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 334 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount