Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - All

Costa Rica
1.27
in 2022
Uruguay
1.19
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
14th
Uruguay rank
15th

Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - All over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
00.511.522.5200820152022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.27 against 1.19 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.08.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Uruguay ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2523 0.7225 0.4702 Uruguay
2010s 0.9572 0.8527 0.1045 Costa Rica
2020s 1.65 1.22 0.4223 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - all, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
Costa Rica, at 1.27 against 1.19 in Uruguay as of 2022.
What is the difference in average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - all between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
0.08, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - all?
Costa Rica ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - All Social Assistance. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - All Social Assistance
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Average transfer amount of Social Assistance programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)