Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social

Costa Rica
33.6%
in 2022
Ecuador
33.8%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
21st
Ecuador rank
20th

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Ecuador
0204060200820152022

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 33.8% against 33.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 21st and Ecuador ranks 20th of 36 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ecuador Difference Ahead
2000s 52.9% 33.2% 19.7% Costa Rica
2010s 31.1% 30.5% 0.6% Costa Rica
2020s 46.0% 34.6% 11.4% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 33.8% against 33.6% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
0.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social?
Costa Rica ranks 21st and Ecuador ranks 20th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 351 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group