Costa Rica vs South Africa: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest)
Costa Rica
0.1168
in 2022
South Africa
0.0536
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
21st
South Africa rank
24th
Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.1168 against 0.0536 in South Africa, a difference of 0.0632.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2014 it was South Africa ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 24th of 31 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0924 | 0.0869 | 0.0054 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1048 | 0.0446 | 0.0602 | 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 South Africa?
- Costa Rica, at 0.1168 against 0.0536 in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) between Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 0.0632, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest)?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 24th 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 (%)