Argentina vs Costa Rica: Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile

Argentina
0.218 poorest
in 2022
Costa Rica
0.2251 poorest
in 2022
Argentina rank
19th
Costa Rica rank
16th

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

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
00.10.20.3200620142022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.2251 poorest against 0.218 poorest in Argentina, a difference of 0.0071 poorest.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 19th and Costa Rica ranks 16th of 36 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 0.2344 poorest 0.187 poorest 0.0474 poorest Argentina
2020s 0.1989 poorest 0.2199 poorest 0.021 poorest Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile, Argentina or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.2251 poorest against 0.218 poorest in Argentina as of 2022.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile between Argentina and Costa Rica?
0.0071 poorest, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
8 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Argentina ranks 19th and Costa Rica ranks 16th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). 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)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 351 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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