Costa Rica vs Viet Nam: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st

Costa Rica
21.9%
in 2022
Viet Nam
15.7%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
17th
Viet Nam rank
20th

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Viet Nam
5101520200620142022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 21.9% against 15.7% in Viet Nam, a difference of 6.2%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 17th and Viet Nam ranks 20th of 34 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Viet Nam Difference Ahead
2010s 14.7% 12.0% 2.7% Costa Rica
2020s 19.6% 15.7% 3.9% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st, Costa Rica or Viet Nam?
Costa Rica, at 21.9% against 15.7% in Viet Nam as of 2022.
What is the difference in poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st between Costa Rica and Viet Nam?
6.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Viet Nam?
5 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Viet Nam rank globally for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st?
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Viet Nam ranks 20th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty headcount reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount