Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest)

Costa Rica
28 preT
in 2022
Uruguay
36.79 preT
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
2nd
Uruguay rank
1st

Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
010203040200820152022

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 36.79 preT against 28 preT in Costa Rica, a difference of 8.79 preT.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 2nd and Uruguay ranks 1st of 34 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 23.1 preT 21.63 preT 1.47 preT Costa Rica
2010s 24.83 preT 31.92 preT 7.09 preT Uruguay
2020s 27.8 preT 34.79 preT 6.98 preT Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest), Costa Rica or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 36.79 preT against 28 preT in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
8.79 preT, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest)?
Costa Rica ranks 2nd and Uruguay ranks 1st of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - Contributory Pensions (preT). 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 5th quintile (richest) - Contributory Pensions (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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