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

Costa Rica
0.0642 poorest
in 2022
South Africa
0.0439 poorest
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
24th
South Africa rank
27th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • South Africa
0.020.040.060.080.10.12200520132022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0642 poorest against 0.0439 poorest in South Africa, a difference of 0.0203 poorest.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.5 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 24th and South Africa ranks 27th 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 0.0566 poorest 0.0531 poorest 0.0035 poorest Costa Rica
2020s 0.0596 poorest 0.0396 poorest 0.02 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 South Africa?
Costa Rica, at 0.0642 poorest against 0.0439 poorest in South Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile between Costa Rica and South Africa?
0.0203 poorest, 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?
Costa Rica ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 27th 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 (%)