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

Costa Rica
1.24 preT
in 2022
Mexico
0.6924 preT
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
14th
Mexico rank
17th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico
0123200820152022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.24 preT against 0.6924 preT in Mexico, a difference of 0.5476 preT.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.8 times Mexico's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 14th and Mexico ranks 17th of 26 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mexico Difference Ahead
2010s 1.21 preT 0.5276 preT 0.6794 preT Costa Rica
2020s 3.08 preT 0.6924 preT 2.39 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), Costa Rica or Mexico?
Costa Rica, at 1.24 preT against 0.6924 preT in Mexico as of 2022.
What is the difference in average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) between Costa Rica and Mexico?
0.5476 preT, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
6 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest)?
Costa Rica ranks 14th and Mexico ranks 17th 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)