Costa Rica vs Mexico: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance

Costa Rica
17.6%
in 2022
Mexico
16.0%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
11th
Mexico rank
14th

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico
0102030200820152022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 17.6% against 16.0% in Mexico, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 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 11th and Mexico ranks 14th of 35 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s 32.6% 21.9% 10.6% Costa Rica
2010s 16.1% 16.7% 0.6% Mexico
2020s 24.1% 16.6% 7.5% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance, Costa Rica or Mexico?
Costa Rica, at 17.6% against 16.0% in Mexico as of 2022.
What is the difference in adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance between Costa Rica and Mexico?
1.6%, 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 adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance?
Costa Rica ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 14th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Costa Rica vs Mexico: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/adequacy-of-benefits-in-2nd-quintile-percent-all-social-assistance/costa-rica/mexico/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/adequacy-of-benefits-in-2nd-quintile-percent-all-social-assistance/costa-rica/mexico/">Costa Rica vs Mexico: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
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