Costa Rica vs Mexico: Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -extreme poor
Costa Rica
0.0218 <$2.15 a day
in 2022
Mexico
0.031 <$2.15 a day
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
25th
Mexico rank
23rd
Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -extreme poor over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.031 <$2.15 a day against 0.0218 <$2.15 a day in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0092 <$2.15 a day.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 25th and Mexico ranks 23rd of 36 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0426 <$2.15 a day | 0.1046 <$2.15 a day | 0.0619 <$2.15 a day | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.0196 <$2.15 a day | 0.0674 <$2.15 a day | 0.0478 <$2.15 a day | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.0283 <$2.15 a day | 0.0358 <$2.15 a day | 0.0075 <$2.15 a day | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -extreme poor, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.031 <$2.15 a day against 0.0218 <$2.15 a day in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -extreme poor between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0.0092 <$2.15 a day, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -extreme poor?
- Costa Rica ranks 25th and Mexico ranks 23rd of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Private Transfers programs (%)