Costa Rica vs Romania: Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)

Costa Rica
0.295
in 2022
Romania
0.3498
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
7th
Romania rank
4th

Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Romania
00.10.20.30.4200820152022

How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.3498 against 0.295 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0548.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 7th and Romania ranks 4th of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3071 0.1575 0.1497 Costa Rica
2010s 0.2135 0.299 0.0855 Romania
2020s 0.2192 0.3317 0.1125 Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest), Costa Rica or Romania?
Romania, at 0.3498 against 0.295 in Costa Rica as of 2021.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) between Costa Rica and Romania?
0.0548, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Romania?
7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Romania rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest)?
Costa Rica ranks 7th and Romania ranks 4th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 334 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Private Transfers programs (%)