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

Costa Rica
16.21
in 2022
Uruguay
18.08
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
6th
Uruguay rank
4th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
0510152025200820152022

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 18.08 against 16.21 in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.87.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 6th and Uruguay ranks 4th of 31 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 12.16 9.5 2.67 Costa Rica
2010s 16.56 14.96 1.6 Costa Rica
2020s 17.93 17.92 0.0105 Costa Rica

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 18.08 against 16.21 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?
1.87, 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 6th and Uruguay ranks 4th of 31 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - Contributory Pensions -rural. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - Contributory Pensions -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 292 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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