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

Costa Rica
0.0642 poorest
in 2022
Mexico
0.0522 poorest
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
24th
Mexico rank
25th

Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico
00.0250.050.0750.10.125200820152022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0642 poorest against 0.0522 poorest in Mexico, a difference of 0.012 poorest.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 24th and Mexico ranks 25th of 34 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1167 poorest 0.0449 poorest 0.0718 poorest Costa Rica
2010s 0.0525 poorest 0.0501 poorest 0.0023 poorest Costa Rica
2020s 0.0599 poorest 0.0508 poorest 0.0091 poorest Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile, Costa Rica or Mexico?
Costa Rica, at 0.0642 poorest against 0.0522 poorest in Mexico as of 2022.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile between Costa Rica and Mexico?
0.012 poorest, with Costa Rica 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?
Costa Rica ranks 24th and Mexico ranks 25th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest). 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)
Unit
poorest
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 (%)