Costa Rica vs Mexico: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest)

Costa Rica
0.0688
in 2022
Mexico
0.0698
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
26th
Mexico rank
25th

Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico
00.050.10.15200820152022

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.0698 against 0.0688 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 26th and Mexico ranks 25th of 34 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1284 0.0609 0.0675 Costa Rica
2010s 0.0603 0.0689 0.0086 Mexico
2020s 0.0608 0.0669 0.0061 Mexico

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 Mexico?
Mexico, at 0.0698 against 0.0688 in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) between Costa Rica and Mexico?
0.001, 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 - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Costa Rica ranks 26th and Mexico ranks 25th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Contributory Pensions programs (%)