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

Costa Rica
2.4 preT
in 2022
Panama
2.18 preT
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
22nd
Panama rank
23rd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
01234200820152023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.4 preT against 2.18 preT in Panama, a difference of 0.22 preT.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Panama ranks 23rd of 37 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 1.17 preT 0.3067 preT 0.8583 preT Costa Rica
2010s 1.6 preT 1.74 preT 0.149 preT Panama
2020s 2.59 preT 2.91 preT 0.3205 preT Panama

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 Panama?
Costa Rica, at 2.4 preT against 2.18 preT in Panama as of 2022.
What is the difference in average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -all between Costa Rica and Panama?
0.22 preT, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -all?
Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Panama ranks 23rd of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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Average transfer amount of Social Protection and Labor programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)