Costa Rica vs Mexico: Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private

Costa Rica
16.1%
in 2022
Mexico
15.1%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
24th
Mexico rank
27th

Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico
0510152025200820152022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 16.1% against 15.1% in Mexico, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Mexico ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 24th and Mexico ranks 27th of 36 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s 11.8% 14.5% 2.7% Mexico
2010s 13.7% 16.8% 3.1% Mexico
2020s 14.0% 14.4% 0.3% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private, Costa Rica or Mexico?
Costa Rica, at 16.1% against 15.1% in Mexico as of 2022.
What is the difference in adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private between Costa Rica and Mexico?
1.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private?
Costa Rica ranks 24th and Mexico ranks 27th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private Transfers -urban. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Costa Rica vs Mexico: Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/adequacy-of-benefits-in-5th-quintile-richest-percent-all-private-transfers-urban/costa-rica/mexico/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/adequacy-of-benefits-in-5th-quintile-richest-percent-all-private-transfers-urban/costa-rica/mexico/">Costa Rica vs Mexico: Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group