Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest)
Costa Rica
0.2255
in 2022
Uruguay
0.2239
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
18th
Uruguay rank
19th
Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.2255 against 0.2239 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0016.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 19th of 36 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 | 0.1899 | 0.1603 | 0.0296 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1887 | 0.225 | 0.0363 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.2255 | 0.2259 | 0.0004 | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 0.2255 against 0.2239 in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.0016, with Costa Rica 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 benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest)?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 19th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. 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 (%)