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

Costa Rica
1.23 preT
in 2022
Mexico
1.32 preT
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
18th
Mexico rank
16th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico
00.511.52200820152022

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 1.32 preT against 1.23 preT in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.09 preT.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 18th and Mexico ranks 16th of 27 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 1.77 preT 1.23 preT 0.5399 preT Costa Rica
2010s 1.19 preT 0.9746 preT 0.2111 preT Costa Rica
2020s 1.23 preT 1.32 preT 0.091 preT Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest), Costa Rica or Mexico?
Mexico, at 1.32 preT against 1.23 preT in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) between Costa Rica and Mexico?
0.09 preT, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest)?
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Mexico ranks 16th of 27 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - International Private Transfers (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) - 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

Average transfer amount of International Private Transfers programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)