Costa Rica vs Peru: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st
Costa Rica
10.1%
in 2022
Peru
11.8%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
23rd
Peru rank
20th
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 11.8% against 10.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Peru ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Peru ranks 20th of 36 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 11.3% | 5.2% | Peru |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 10.0% | 1.4% | Peru |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 11.9% | 1.6% | Peru |
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 Peru?
- Peru, at 11.8% against 10.1% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 1.7%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Peru ranks 20th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Poverty headcount reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount