Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - International Private

Costa Rica
16.1%
in 2022
El Salvador
17.4%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
22nd
El Salvador rank
21st

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - International Private over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
10203040200720142022

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 17.4% against 16.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was El Salvador ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 22nd and El Salvador ranks 21st of 27 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 33.4% 37.9% 4.5% El Salvador
2010s 21.1% 34.4% 13.3% El Salvador
2020s 20.0% 16.7% 3.4% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - international private, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 17.4% against 16.1% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - international private between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
1.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - international private?
Costa Rica ranks 22nd and El Salvador ranks 21st of 27 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - International Private Transfers (preT). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - International Private Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 266 data points, 2003–2022
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