Costa Rica vs Panama: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest)
Costa Rica
0.0688
in 2022
Panama
0.0755
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
26th
Panama rank
24th
Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.0755 against 0.0688 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0067.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 26th and Panama ranks 24th of 34 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1284 | 0.0598 | 0.0686 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0607 | 0.0717 | 0.011 | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.0625 | 0.0681 | 0.0056 | Panama |
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 Panama?
- Panama, at 0.0755 against 0.0688 in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.0067, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest)?
- Costa Rica ranks 26th and Panama ranks 24th 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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About this data
Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Contributory Pensions programs (%)