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

Argentina
1.61 preT
in 2022
Costa Rica
1.24 preT
in 2022
Argentina rank
12th
Costa Rica rank
14th

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

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
11.522.53200820152022

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 1.61 preT against 1.24 preT in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.37 preT.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 12th and Costa Rica ranks 14th of 26 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 1.31 preT 1.29 preT 0.0194 preT Argentina
2020s 1.81 preT 1.89 preT 0.0835 preT 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), Argentina or Costa Rica?
Argentina, at 1.61 preT against 1.24 preT in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) between Argentina and Costa Rica?
0.37 preT, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
7 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest)?
Argentina ranks 12th and Costa Rica ranks 14th of 26 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - Unconditional Cash 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) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

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