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
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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About this data
Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Private Transfers programs (%)