Argentina vs Costa Rica: Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest)

Argentina
2.58
in 2022
Costa Rica
2.87
in 2022
Argentina rank
17th
Costa Rica rank
14th

Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) over time

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
0246200620142022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.87 against 2.58 in Argentina, a difference of 0.29.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 17th and Costa Rica ranks 14th of 34 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 3.64 2.72 0.9148 Argentina
2020s 2.77 2.95 0.1761 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest), Argentina or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 2.87 against 2.58 in Argentina as of 2022.
What is the difference in average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) between Argentina and Costa Rica?
0.29, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest)?
Argentina ranks 17th and Costa Rica ranks 14th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 345 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Average transfer amount of Contributory Pensions programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)