Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest)
Costa Rica
0.1168
in 2022
El Salvador
0.0678
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
21st
El Salvador rank
23rd
Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.1168 against 0.0678 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.049.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.7 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 21st and El Salvador ranks 23rd of 31 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1499 | 0.0594 | 0.0904 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0852 | 0.0756 | 0.0096 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1129 | 0.0561 | 0.0568 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest), Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 0.1168 against 0.0678 in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.049, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest)?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st and El Salvador ranks 23rd of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -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 Contributory Pensions programs (%)