Colombia vs Costa Rica: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social

Colombia
26.9%
in 2022
Costa Rica
25.6%
in 2022
Colombia rank
19th
Costa Rica rank
21st

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social over time

  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
0102030200820152022

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 26.9% against 25.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 19th and Costa Rica ranks 21st of 39 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 28.3% 25.0% 3.3% Colombia
2020s 25.7% 24.8% 0.9% Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social, Colombia or Costa Rica?
Colombia, at 26.9% against 25.6% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social between Colombia and Costa Rica?
1.3%, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
12 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social?
Colombia ranks 19th and Costa Rica ranks 21st of 39 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ASPIRE, published as Beneficiary incidence in 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
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
39 places, 390 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population