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
00.050.10.15200820152023

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

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 (%)