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
051015200820152022

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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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount