Costa Rica vs Peru: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile
Costa Rica
10.5%
in 2022
Peru
11.0%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
24th
Peru rank
23rd
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 11.0% against 10.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Peru ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 24th and Peru ranks 23rd of 36 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 6.0% | 1.2% | Peru |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.4% | 1.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 10.1% | 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 quintile, Costa Rica or Peru?
- Peru, at 11.0% against 10.5% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 0.5%, 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 quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th and Peru ranks 23rd of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). 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