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

Costa Rica
0.0642 poorest
in 2022
Peru
0.0496 poorest
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
24th
Peru rank
26th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Peru
0.0250.050.0750.10.125200820152022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0642 poorest against 0.0496 poorest in Peru, a difference of 0.0146 poorest.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Peru's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 24th and Peru ranks 26th 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 Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1167 poorest 0.0154 poorest 0.1013 poorest Costa Rica
2010s 0.0544 poorest 0.0281 poorest 0.0263 poorest Costa Rica
2020s 0.0611 poorest 0.0421 poorest 0.019 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 Peru?
Costa Rica, at 0.0642 poorest against 0.0496 poorest in Peru as of 2022.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile between Costa Rica and Peru?
0.0146 poorest, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 24th and Peru ranks 26th 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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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 (%)