Costa Rica vs South Africa: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest)
Costa Rica
0.0688
in 2022
South Africa
0.0521
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
26th
South Africa rank
29th
Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0688 against 0.0521 in South Africa, a difference of 0.0167.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 29th of 34 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 | 0.0623 | 0.0605 | 0.0018 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0576 | 0.0482 | 0.0094 | 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 0.0688 against 0.0521 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?
- 0.0167, 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 26th and South Africa ranks 29th 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 (%)