Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Adequacy of social safety net programs
Adequacy of social safety net programs over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 15.0% against 14.8% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 11th and Ecuador ranks 12th of 35 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 | 21.9% | 10.5% | 11.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 12.0% | 1.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 14.3% | 3.9% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adequacy of social safety net programs, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 15.0% against 14.8% in Ecuador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in adequacy of social safety net programs between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica 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 social safety net programs?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th and Ecuador ranks 12th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Adequacy of social safety net programs is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social safety net programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.